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Clever Lending unveils new broker portal

Clever Lending has launched a new online portal to improve the way brokers manage...

Mark Sismey-Durrant to advise Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed Mark Sismey-Durrant as an independent adviser to its board.  His previous...

Octane Capital sees sharp rise in refurb loan AIPs

Octane Capital has reported a 40% increase in refurbishment loan AIPs (agreements in principle)...

Mint Bridging to provide direct access to underwriters

Mint Bridging has changed the way it operates after undertaking an extensive review of...

Funding 365 cuts residential and commercial bridging rates

Funding 365 has cut the starting interest rates for its residential bridging to 0.59%...

Bridging applications reach record level

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan applications totalled more...

Aspen Bridging offers ‘flextensions’ to clients

Aspen Bridging has introduced flexible loan extensions to help protect a borrower’s equity in...

Funding 365 completes bridging loan in 24 hours

Funding 365 has completed a £450,000 residential investment bridging loan in one day for...

Mint Bridging becomes FIBA member

Mint Bridging has become the latest lender partner of FIBA, the financial intermediary and broker...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...

MFS appoints BDM

Bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has hired its third business development manager for...

Signature appoints lending manager in Scotland

Signature Private Finance has appointed Alan Coats as its latest lending manager. He will be...

UTB appointed to Connect for Intermediaries’ panel

United Trust Bank (UTB) products are now available to Connect for Intermediaries brokers, providing...

Castle Trust partners with Platinum Options

Castle Trust has embarked upon a partnership with commercial specialist, Platinum Options, with an...

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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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