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Portfolio landlord boost for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has reported a 27% increase in enquiries from portfolio landlords during October...

BFS launches <£1m development finance product

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has launched a bespoke product catering for loans at a...

Together provides £550k loan in five days

Together has completed a £550,000 short-term loan in five working days after a property...

Roma Finance backs £3.5m holiday lets and equestrian centre 

Roma Finance has come to the rescue of a customer who had been let...

Thistle Finance teams up with LendInvest to rescue developer

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has arranged a last minute £1.3m development exit finance loan through...

Most brokers expect further London house prices falls in Q4

63% of respondents to the most recent broker poll from United Trust Bank (UTB) expect...

Brokers think government not in control of Brexit

Only 10% brokers think that the UK government is in control of the Brexit...

Kuflink Bridging completes first draw down facility

Kuflink Bridging has completed its first draw down loan for £1.2 million on a...

Octane Capital appoints head of internal sales

Oli Greenspan has joined Octane Capital as head of internal sales. Greenspan (pictured) was a...

Roma Finance launches 0.44% bridge

Roma Finance has cut the rate on its three month bridging product to 0.44%...

Together sees 65% rise in originations

Specialist lender Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £125.4m for the third...

Octane provides bridge on 65 flats

Octane Capital has completed a £7.3m bridging loan secured against 11 residential properties in North...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

Together’s one-day funding saves £70k

Together and Dolphin Loans and Mortgages have completed a bridging loan in one working...

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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