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Brightstar and Masthaven complete £1m bridge

Clients, who were badly advised in the past, have refinanced their short term borrowing...

Precise outlines MMR status

Precise Mortgages has published a statement of its Mortgage Market Review (MMR) readiness. The specialist...

Brokers upbeat about 2014

United Trust Bank has reported that an "overwhelming majority" of brokers are feeling...

Dragonfly passes significant redemptions milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has redeemed more than £500m of loans since its launch in...

New funding line for Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has announced that following its acquisition by Omni Partners LLP, it...

LendInvest completes tranche loan deal

Peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform, LendInvest, has has completed a peer-to-peer loan which was split...

Brokers want short-term loans to last longer

Capital Bridging Finance has found, a year on from its first broker survey, that...

Together we move forward

Both the bridging and term mortgage sectors have experienced a period of growth,...

Fincorp on recruitment drive

Bridging lender Fincorp is looking for a talented business development director and two administrative...

Masthaven Bridging enters corporate market with new hire

Masthaven Bridging has appointed Jan Gallagher as national corporate sales manager. Gallagher joined Masthaven at...

Connect Mortgage Club launches new broker website

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has relaunched its website with improved features for brokers.   The site...

Bridgebank completes major bridge in under one week

Bridgebank Capital has completed a £10.8 million bridging loan on a central London property. The...

Market upturn to benefit bridging, say brokers

64% of brokers expect the general upturn in the property market to increase demand...

Major rise in short-term second charge lending

Short-term second charge lending is at a record high, according to the West One...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...