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West One Loans reveals 2015 gross lending

West One Loans has reported that it completed £392m of gross lending in 2015. ...

Alpha Bridging joins the ASTL

Specialist bridging lender Alpha Bridging has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Alpha...

Bridging lender completes £3m deal in four days

Century Capital has announced the completion of a £3m first charge loan to an...

Positive extends free bridging valuation offer

Positive Lending is extending its offer to provide a free upfront valuation on Precise...

Colin Bell joins Hampshire Trust to spearhead commercial launch

Colin Bell has become managing director of commercial mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank. He has...

Bridging loan returns trumping wine and art

Research from West One Loans has indicated that bridging loans have provided investors higher...

Masthaven completes £4m regulated bridge in 4 days

Masthaven Finance has announced the completion of a £4.2m regulated bridging loan for Savills...

Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Y3S expands office space

Y3S Group, the Cardiff-based specialist mortgage and loan packager, has agreed terms and received...

Bridging volumes easily outstripping housing budget

The latest West One Loans Bridging Index has reported that the volume of annual...

Together appoints general counsel

Nigel Dale is to join Together as its general counsel. He is currently a banking...

Together appoints group valuations manager

Andrew Murdoch has joined specialist lender Together as group valuations manager, following 12 years with...

Amicus reveals plans for 2016

Short-term lender Amicus is planning lending "well in excess" of £400m in 2016. Keith Aldridge, the lender's...

First 4 Bridging arranges £2.5m deal in three days

Master broker First 4 Bridging has completed a £2.5m loan for a client of...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Neil Hoare appointed sales director at LSL Financial Services

LSL Financial Services has appointed Neil Hoare as sales director of its financial services...

UTB makes underwriting director appointment

United Trust Bank has appointed Gene Clohessy to the newly created role of director...

Family Building Society eases borrowing barriers for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has unveiled a series of changes to its lending criteria and...

MAB rolls out Comentis tool to bolster support for vulnerable customers

Mortgage Advice Bureau is deploying a new digital assessment tool across its broker network...