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Bridging lenders remain confident about UK economy

Bridging lenders are still confident that the economy and property prices will remain robust...

Hope Capital extends availability of its 0.69% rate

Hope Capital has extended the time period that it is making its lowest ever...

Lender attacks “excessive” default interest rate practices

Octane Capital has criticised what it has called the practices of a growing number...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

MCI Club selects Knowledge Bank as criteria search partner

MCI Club has partnered with Knowledge Bank for its exclusive criteria search provision. It means...

Confidence in the specialist lending market continues to rise

Masthaven Bank's latest Broker Beat report has found that 73% of intermediaries working in...

Apex Bridging appoints marketing chief

Apex Bridging has appointed Andy Bayes as its head of marketing. He joins the Midlands-based...

Kuflink agrees shirt sponsorship deal with Kent football club

Kuflink has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Ebbsfleet United FC. Coupled with its existing...

Oblix Capital improves refurbishment bridging offering

Oblix Capital has changed its refurbishment bridge product, by allowing the market value to...

UTB offers dual legal representation for bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced dual legal representation for bridging loans after a...

Brexit hitting plans to target housing shortage

63% of property finance brokers believe that plans to tackle the housing shortage have...

Apex Bridging offers exclusive for Bridging & Commercial Club

Apex Bridging is providing the Bridging & Commercial Club with its second exclusive bridging...

Trio joins Catalyst Property Finance

Catalyst Property Finance has announced three new appointments within its head office team. There is...

Benson Hersch announces departure from ASTL

Benson Hersch will step down as CEO of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL)...

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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