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Jim Nash joins Tuscan Capital

Tuscan Capital has appointed Jim Nash as its new national sales manager. Nash (pictured) joins...

Hope Capital to offer bridging loans for adverse clients

Hope Capital is to lend to borrowers who have had bankruptcies, IVAs or who...

Roger Bootle to keynote ASTL conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that the keynote speaker for...

Aspen’s Finish & Exit used for Surrey development

A developer in Surrey has used Aspen Bridging’s Finish & Exit product to both...

Roma Finance launches new five-year deal for property investors

Roma Finance is now offering a five-year mortgage to allow property investors to purchase...

First 4 Bridging becomes fully FCA regulated

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has reached fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Money Group unveils new specialist lending brand

The Money Group has established a new brand, Specialist Money Limited. Jeff List has been appointed...

Catalyst Property Finance sees 450% growth

Catalyst Property Finance has reported a 450% year-on-year growth in bridging loan originations. Founded in...

Investment property purchase still most popular use for bridging finance

For the second consecutive quarter the most popular use of a bridging loan was...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

New Masthaven website includes live criteria search

Masthaven Bank has launched a new website for brokers across its mortgage and short-term...

Fiduciam signs Women in Finance Charter

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has just been accepted by HM Treasury as...

United Trust Bank launches larger bridging loan promotion

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a bridging loan promotion which aims to reward...

Aspen Bridging cuts lowest interest rate to 0.45%

Aspen Bridging has reduced its minimum and maximum initial interest rate per month, with...

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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