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‘Speed to completion’ most important to bridging brokers

44% of brokers responding to a recent survey believe that ‘speed to completion’ is currently...

Funding 365 introduces three-year deals

Funding 365 has launched two innovative three-year loan products, aimed at borrowers looking for...

Shariah-compliant bridging lender launches

Offa, which claimed to be the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging lender, has launched today. The...

New board elected for ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced a new board of directors...

TMA Club partners with Together

TMA Club has added specialist lender, Together, to its lender panel. TMA members now...

BFS to maintain personal approach despite growth plans

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has revealed details of its growth and expansion plans, while...

New member for the ASTL

Whitehall Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

MFS hires new BDM

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Ewan Duncan as its new business development manager...

Shawbrook provides £11.5m permitted development bridge

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has delivered a 24-month long permitted development bridging loan within...

Signature appoints relationship manager for London and the South

Signature Private Finance has announced the appointment of relationship manager, Andy Neocleous. Neocleous (pictured) will...

Sonia Shortland becomes Apex Bridging MD

Sonia Shortland has been promoted to the position of managing director of midlands based...

Record quarter reported by ASTL members

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan books increased to...

MFS completes £17.6m bridging loan

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed its largest bridging deal to date, totalling £17.64m. The loan...

ASTL to hold anti money laundering workshop

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is hosting an anti money laundering (AML)...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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