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Together improves bridging loan proposition

Specialist lender Together has revamped its unregulated short-term loan range by removing fees and...

Landlord helped by Shawbrook refurb lending proposition

Shawbrook Bank has helped an experienced investor with new 'lending for refurbishment costs' offering. Shawbrook was...

Zopa co-founder to be Finance Professional Show keynote speaker

James Alexander, a co-founder and former CEO of Zopa, has been confirmed as the...

New underwriter for Bridging Finance Solutions

Calli Hanrahan has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as an underwriter. With over 20 year...

Assetz Capital partners with Connect for Intermediaries

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to distribute Assetz Capital's products. Assetz Capital...

Glenhawk unveils no legal or survey fee incentive

Newly launched lender Glenhawk has announced that for the next three months it will...

Kuflink appoints chief marketing officer

Kuflink has appointed Ed Hounsell to the position of chief marketing officer. His career started...

Terry Pritchard joins Kuflink

Terry Pritchard has joined bridging lender Kuflink as head of origination. Prior to joining Kuflink,...

Knowledge Bank adds bridging and commercial loan search functionality

Criteria sourcing provider Knowledge Bank is now offering the ability to perform criteria searches...

Three new faces at Hope Capital

Bridging lender Hope Capital has appointed three new members of staff. Georgina Roscoe has joined...

Clear your desks on Friday, says Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is calling on brokers to clear their desks of problem cases this...

Octane Capital hits £100m redemption milestone

Octane Capital has achieved £100m of redemptions in the 15 months since launching in May...

New finance broker completed £2.5m in August

Your Expert Group completed on £2.5m of loan finance during August, despite not having fully...

Mantra passes £0.5bn completion mark

Boutique commercial finance consultancy, Mantra Capital, has arranged over £0.5 billion of specialist loan...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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