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Octane Capital completes £1m bridge in eight days

Octane Capital has completed a £1 million bridging loan introduced by Black Book Finance. The...

Competition drives Q1 bridging volume rises

Bridging loan volumes increased by almost a third in the first quarter of 2018...

Masthaven completes its first Bridging Plus deal

Following its product launch in February, Masthaven has completed its first Bridging Plus case. ...

Record March for short-term lender

Oblix Capital has reported record lending volumes in March. The London based short term...

Twenty7Tec sees growth in DA users

Twenty7Tec has revealed that the number of Directly Authorised (DA) mortgage brokers subscribing to...

BFS appoints regional business development manager

Keith Litherland has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as regional business development manager. Litherland (pictured) will...

ASTL members less positive about long-term prospects for UK economy

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) continue to be confident about...

Alan Margolis joins Masthaven Bank

Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of Alan Margolis as its credit and operations...

Fiduciam appoints senior originator

Bridging lender Fiduciam has appointed Harry Hodell as a senior originator,  joining the business from...

Syms and Juniper joins FIBA Executive Committee

FIBA has announced the appointment of Connect for Intermediaries' CEO, Liz Syms, and Only...

New name for Hampshire Trust Bank’s mortgage brand

Hampshire Trust Bank has unveiled Specialist Mortgages as the new name for its commercial...

Mint Bridging unveils price guarantee promotion

Mint Bridging is offering a price guarantee on select products. If clients find a competitor...

Clever Lending to hold specialist finance forums

Clever Lending has launched three specialist finance forums including Robert Sinclair, chief executive of...

Octane Capital hails ‘third generation’ deal

Octane Capital has partnered with boutique financial intermediary firm Mantra Capital to complete what...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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