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Jerrold Holdings extends and expands securitisation facility

Jerrold Holdings, Blemain's parent, has extended its revolving securitisation programme, while also increasing...

UTB completes £7.5m City bridging loan

United Trust Bank has completed a £7.5m short term bridging loan for...

Shawbrook sees improvement in STL turnaround times

Shawbrook Bank has reported an improvement in turnaround times and efficiency in October for...

Bridging lender takes over competitor

Capital Bridging Finance has acquired Mayfair Bridging. Mayfair will continue to operate under its own...

Brokers expect bigger bridging market

66% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank expect the market for bridging...

Y3S profits up 105%

Y3S Group has more than doubled its profits in the financial year to September...

Bumper short-term autumn for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has revealed record September and October figures for its short-term loan products. It...

Borro partners with ex-footballer charity

Asset lender Borro and XPRO, a charity for former professional footballers in the UK,...

Dragonfly hires residential development head

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Gavin Eustace as its head of residential development. Eustace joins...

“More reliable mode of expansion” now for bridging market

The latest West One Bridging Index has found that since June 2013 the annual...

Lender widens bridge-to-let criteria

Dragonfly Property Finance has broadened its Bridge-to-Let product. Borrowers can move into a medium-term loan...

United Trust Bank completes £4.59m bridge

United Trust Bank has completed a £4.59m short term bridging loan for a...

Sesame expands bridging panel

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced that appointed representatives (ARs) of Sesame network...

Dragonfly appoints investment manager

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Dominic Gibson as an investment manager in its commercial...

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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...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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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...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...