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OFFA joins ASTL

OFFA has become the latest provider to join the Association of Short Term Lenders...

Bridging lender moves into 75% LTV space

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched new rates for its bridging loans, now offering...

Court holdups worrying bridging providers

68% of bridging lenders are concerned about the capacity of the courts to deal...

New NEDs for short-term lender

Atelier Capital Partners has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors. Mark Burton is the...

Network expands bridging panel

Network Richdale has expanded its short-term lending offering with the addition of Greenfield Mortgages...

New member for ASTL

Mint Bridging has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

ASTL opens up conference to wider audience

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed the date and a number...

LendInvest unveils new structured property finance team

LendInvest has launched a new structured property finance team in order to provide a...

Bridging lenders positive about UK economy over long-term

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that its latest sentiment survey shows...

F4B adds Hope Capital to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its specialist lending panel with the addition of...

New application process for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has made changes to its application process which it claims will in some...

Hope Capital completes its first AVM deal

Hope Capital has completed its first loan based on an automated valuation model (AVM),...

Catalyst Property Finance to accept short form valuations

Catalyst Property Finance has announced that it is now accepting short form valuations. The principal...

Martin Gilsenan joins Atelier Capital Partners

Atelier Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Martin Gilsenan to the position of...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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