Specialist

Fiduciam becomes FIBA lender partner

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has become the latest lender partner of FIBA. Fiduciam...

Aspen Bridging ups max loan sizes

Aspen Bridging has increased its maximum loan sizes up to £4m net for portfolios...

MFS expands BDM team

Bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Samantha Graydon as its latest business...

Bridging lender reveals service excellence targets

Aspen Bridging has published its time-based service excellence targets, with an aim to take...

Shawbrook upgrades online application platform

Shawbrook Bank has launched a upgrade to its E-AIP platform with the inclusion of...

Funding 365 completes £2.7m bridge in 3 days

Funding 365 and Adapt Finance have this week completed a bridging loan in three...

Brokers expect bridging lender growth in 2019

United Trust Bank has reported that the majority of brokers it recently surveyed think...

Connect for Intermediaries unveils its first academy

Connect for Intermediaries is holding its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week. It...

Octane Capital provides £4.3m bridge

Octane Capital has provided a £4.3m bridging loan to a landlord requiring business funding. The...

UTB grows loan book by 20%

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported that its loan book grew by 20.0% to...

Aspen makes winter promo permanent

Aspen Bridging has adopted its promotional ‘winter offer’ as its main ongoing product card. ...

New funding lines for Central Bridging

Central Bridging has confirmed access to what it calls new “game changing” funding lines. The...

MT Finance recruits new BDM

MT Finance has appointed Jamie Gillespie as business development manager (BDM) for the Midlands...

Shawbrook refinances nine HMOs in £3.35m deal

Shawbrook Bank and the newest addition to its Strategic Partner panel, Sirius Property Finance,...

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...

PROFILES