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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...

Glenhawk secures £75m funding line

Glenhawk, the recently launched specialist UK property lender, has secured an initial £75 million...

Octane Capital joins FIBA

Octane Capital has signed up to the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA). It is the first...

Record month in applications for Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has reported that August was a record month for bridging and development...

MTF appoints BDM

MTF has appointed Richard Sherman has a new business development manager. Sherman (pictured) joins...

North West a booming bridging market for Roma Finance

Roma Finance has reported a significant increase in its lending in the North West in...

ASTL quarterly bridging volumes up 10% year-on-year

Data from ASTL bridging lender members for the second quarter of 2018 are slightly...

Brokers fear further base rate increases

United Trust Bank’s most recent broker sentiment survey has found that 70% of brokers...

Oblix Capital makes bridging rate reductions

Oblix Capital will be reducing rates across its bridging finance range. The news follows on...

Brightstar to hold new webinar series

Brightstar Financial has unveiled its largest ever webinar programme, with nine specialist lending events...

Brokers expect lender credit policies to stay the same

A recent broker sentiment survey from United Trust Bank has revealed that around 57%...

MTF cuts heavy refurb rates

MTF has launched a new heavy refurb range with reduced rates. The new heavy refurb...

Fiduciam refinances three care homes

Bridging and marketplace lender Fiduciam has completed its largest loan to date enabling a borrower to...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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