Specialist

Mint Bridging unveils festive offer

Mint Bridging  is offering a luxury hamper on all new loan enquiries received from today...

West One Loans expands distribution

West One Loans has joined up with Tenet Group to offer its first and...

Octane Capital appoints senior BDM

Liam Lawlor has joined Octane Capital as a senior business development manager (BDM). Lawlor (pictured)...

Together offers short-term refurb finance

Together has unveiled a new short-term loan for investors with residential property refurbishment. The refurbishment...

Third quarter fall in bridging lending

Gross bridging lending from Bridging Trends contributors fell in the third quarter to £142.75 million,...

Smart Money unveils unregulated business arm

Smart Money Ltd has launched Smart Money Finance for all its unregulated business activity. Smart...

Octane Capital completes £10m Hackney bridging loan

Octane Capital has completed a £10m bridging loan on a £20m asset to a client...

Together rescues landlord’s renovation project

Together has delivered funding in 24 hours to help a landlord to complete renovations...

Kuflink Bridging expands underwriting team

Kuflink Bridging has announced the appointments of Richard Clare and Stuart Boag to its underwriting...

Together holds annual charity golf days

Specialist lender Together held two golf days last week to raise funds for Manchester...

Brightstar marks World Mental Health Awareness Day

Brightstar staff joined together on Tuesday (10 October) to raise awareness and raise funds...

Together improves Top Track 250 ranking

Together has once again been listed in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track...

IMLA: outlook for specialist lenders is positive

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that the value of specialist mortgage lenders’...

Y3S Group rebrands to Specialist Mortgage Group

South Wales-based finance group Y3S has become the Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). It consists of...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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