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Octane Capital cuts rates in reaction to election result

Octane Capital has reduced its risk rating given the improved outlook for the UK...

Oblix Capital appoints non-executive chairman

Oblix Capital has announced that Mark Sismey-Durrant, formally an independent adviser to the board,...

Fiduciam aims for €100m in Spanish bridging loans

Fiduciam completed its second year of providing bridging loans in Spain, with total loan...

Central London bridge saves £1m deposit

Aspen Bridging has completed one of its largest deals to date having funded a...

TMA expands bridging offering

TMA has added short-term lender, Greenfield Mortgages, to its bridging panel. TMA members now have...

United Trust Bank expands bridging into Scotland

United Trust Bank is extending its bridging service into Scotland. Until now, the Bank’s bridging...

CSF outlines Q1 webinar programme

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has published details of its first webinars for 2020, with...

Shawbrook funds high-end HMO conversion

Shawbrook has provided a short-term loan and £4 million Customer Appetite Statement to help...

MT Finance expands distribution

Bridging and short-term lender, MT Finance, has joined Paradigm Mortgage Services' lender panel. Paradigm’s member...

Tuscan Capital to broaden range with new funding facility

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has secured additional new funding to further support its growth...

CSF posts record annual performance in 2019

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a decade of continual growth with a record...

PMS and Sesame add Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have expanded their...

Together+ reaches £1bn pipeline

Specialist lender Together has generated £1bn of applications through its Together+ initiative. The scheme was launched...

Greenfield Mortgages joins Brilliant panel

FCA regulated bridging lender Greenfield Mortgages has announced an expansion to its distribution. It has been...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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