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Octane Capital appoints credit manager

Octane Capital has recruited Nicky Pack as credit manager.  Pack (pictured) previously worked at Alternative Bridging...

Portfolio landlord boost for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has reported a 27% increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords during October...

BFS launches <£1m development finance product

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has launched a bespoke product catering for loans at a...

Together provides £550k loan in five days

Together has completed a £550,000 short-term loan in five working days after a property...

Roma Finance backs £3.5m holiday lets and equestrian centre 

Roma Finance has come to the rescue of a customer who had been let...

Thistle Finance teams up with LendInvest to rescue developer

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has arranged a last minute £1.3m development exit finance loan through...

Most brokers expect further London house prices falls in Q4

63% of respondents to the most recent broker poll from United Trust Bank (UTB) expect...

Brokers think government not in control of Brexit

Only 10% brokers think that the UK government is in control of the Brexit...

Kuflink Bridging completes first draw down facility

Kuflink Bridging has completed its first draw down loan for £1.2 million on a...

Octane Capital appoints head of internal sales

Oli Greenspan has joined Octane Capital as head of internal sales. Greenspan (pictured) was a...

Roma Finance launches 0.44% bridge

Roma Finance has cut the rate on its three month bridging product to 0.44%...

Together sees 65% rise in originations

Specialist lender Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £125.4m for the third...

Octane provides bridge on 65 flats

Octane Capital has completed a £7.3m bridging loan secured against 11 residential properties in North...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

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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