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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...

Permitted Development Rights – What lies ahead?

In 2010, the UK government outlined that the country’s property planning system should...

New face at Complete FS

Ann Jennings has joined Complete FS's enquiries and sales team. She joins the South Coast...

Speed most important to bridging brokers

When choosing a bridging lender, speed of initial decision is more important to...

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Brokers face rise in complex cases as bridging demand evolves

As reported recently in trade news, the bridging finance landscape is changing, and brokers are increasingly faced with more complex client scenarios. Greenfield Bridging...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it was a straightforward deal. But for us, it marked something...

Threadbare safety nets and the reassurance of life insurance for mortgagors

For first-time buyers who have managed to save enough for a deposit, there’s a lot to think about when searching for the perfect home....

How might Trump’s tariffs impact on mortgages in the UK?

With Trump’s tariff wars already sending financial markets yoyoing up and down and the likelihood that these trade wars will negatively impact both global...

Key holiday let tax changes: what brokers really need to know

The UK holiday let market has seen rapid growth in recent years, largely fuelled by the rise in staycations and favourable tax incentives. However,...

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Mortgage arrears fall but warning signs emerge

Mortgage arrears across both homeowner and buy-to-let sectors declined in the first quarter of...

LiveMore unveils hybrid Part & Part mortgage

LiveMore has expanded its range of later life lending products with the launch of...

Aldermore selects Finova Lending platform to modernise mortgage operations

Specialist lender Aldermore has extended its long-standing partnership with software provider Finova, selecting the...

Catalyst enters development finance market

Catalyst has launched a new senior ground-up development finance product, marking its formal entry...
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