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Bridging lender confidence dented by Brexit vote

Confidence amongst bridging lenders fell noticeably in an ASTL poll taken in the week immediately following...

New sales & marketing head at First 4 Bridging

First 4 Bridging has announced the appointment of Michelle Douglas as its new head of...

Shawbrook introduces bridging fixed rates

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has updated its pricing for short term and regulated bridging product...

Borro becomes full member of the ASTL

Borro has upgraded its associate membership to become a full member of the Association...

3% rise in bridging lending

Gross annual bridging lending increased to £3.6bn in February, rising from £3.5bn at the end of...

Hope Capital completes its largest loan

Hope Capital has completed a £3.9m loan on a student residential scheme in Stoke...

EXCLUSIVE: rebrand for specialist distributor

Brilliant Solutions has announced the rebranding of its business, the latest part in the distributor's transformation over...

“Landmark” judgement in negligent valuation case

A law firm has claimed that a Court of Appeal judgment in a professional...

Brightstar wins global IIP award

Brightstar Financial has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold Employer of the Year...

LendInvest “pauses” lending on new second charge deals after EU vote

LendInvest has reviewed its lending criteria for bridging finance borrowers following the UK’s vote...

Together: We’ll support brokers through Brexit 

Following the uncertainty stemming from the referendum decision last week to leave the European...

Y3S offers free bridging AVMs

Y3S is now offering free Automated Valuations (AVMs) on some of its first and second...

Positive Lending unveils bridging AVM exclusive

Positive Lending is offering a exclusive, free Automated Valuations (AVMs) on selected first and second charge standard...

Positive first to use Precise’s bridging AVM

Positive Lending has been able to provide its first ‘same day’ bridging offer by using Precise Mortgage’s...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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MorganAsh upgrades MARS to better reflect multiple customer vulnerabilities

MorganAsh has enhanced its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), introducing an upgrade to its algorithms...

Half of UK adults face ‘crisis of certainty’ as cost pressures mount

Half of UK adults feel less certain about their financial future than two years...

Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...