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Brokers expect to increase their bridging business

The majority of brokers recently surveyed by Hope Capital think they will increase the...

Roma Finance sounds death knell for small landlord

The private rental sector of the future will be dominated by larger institutional landlords...

FIBA/ASTL roundtable agrees action plan

Last week saw the second joint roundtable between the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association...

Octane arranges bridge in four days

Octane Capital has revealed that it took a £400,000 bridging loan facility for a client...

Octopus Property appoints head of structuring

Octopus Property, part of the Octopus Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Pritchard...

LendInvest improves proc fees for NACFB brokers

LendInvest is offering NACFB-registered brokers an enhanced procurement fee for its bridging product. The lender's...

VIBE Finance selects OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by specialist brokerage VIBE Finance. The newly launched directly...

Oblix Capital provides £5.63m bridge facility

Oblix Capital has provided a £5.63m refurbishment bridging loan on a contemporary development in Newbury. The...

Hampshire Trust Bank completes £1.2m bridging facility in eight days

Property developer Centaur Group has secured a £1.2m development exit facility from Hampshire Trust...

Shawbrook streamlines short-term offering

Shawbrook has announced a revamp of its short-term lending range. The bank has consolidated the...

Octane Capital appoints BDM for the South West

Octane Capital has announced the appointment of Dominic Sheahan as senior business development manager. Sheahan...

New BDM at Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance has appointed Jason Fantini as business development manager (BDM) with primary responsibility for...

Oblix Capital raises new £50m OSB funding line

Oblix Capital has raised a new £50m funding line from OneSavings Bank (OSB), which...

Record month for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has passed £200m of lending, having completed on 13 loans in the...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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