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Affirmative expands its operation

Short-term finance provider Affirmative Finance has appointed Gareth Broome to its sales team. Broome,...

LMC ramps up larger loan distribution

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation (LMC) has completed on two bridging loans worth £11.25 million. The...

Openwork partners with Enterprise Finance

Openwork has signed a new partnership agreement with master broker Enterprise Finance. The network has around 3,000...

Mayfair Bridging hires new BDM

Mayfair Bridging has recruited Sunny Panwar into the role of business development manager. Panwar...

Record results for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages issued terms on £664.3m worth of business in 2014, a 38.7% increase...

Eurozone crisis tops brokers’ fears

Brokers see a Eurozone recession and a change of government in Westminster as the...

New role for Neil Molyneux at Masthaven Finance

Neil Molyneux has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales...

Fincorp launches ‘fees or no fees’ bridging

Bridging lender Fincorp has changed its position on fees by offering a 12-month refurbishment...

Dragonfly hires credit manager

Dragonfly Property Finance has appointed Cattrina Wigley as credit manager. Wigley has over 10 years...

Key appointments for Masthaven Finance

Masthaven Finance has appointed Steve Brennan as head of underwriting for its bridging division. It...

60% of brokers expect H2 bank rate rise

A survey, carried out by United Trust Bank with brokers working in the...

Masthaven offers new consumer credit short-term product

Masthaven Secured Loans has relaunched its hybrid consumer credit regulated second charge bridging product. This follows a...

Roma Finance unveils service charter

Manchester-based bridging finance lender Roma Finance has introduced a new charter outlining the way...

TFC Homeloans and Precise offer masterclasses

Distributor TFC Homeloans is partnering with Precise Mortgages to offer 'specialist lending masterclasses'. The...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Gen H launches affordability-focused mortgage scheme

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has announced the launch of New Build Boost, which...

Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...