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AOBP outlines April Forum details

The Association of Bridging Professionals’ (AOBP) April Forum on 27 April will cover the...

Bridging lenders positive despite Brexit

Bridging lenders who are members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) are increasingly...

West One Loans cuts unregulated bridging rates

West One Loans has cut rates for unregulated residential loans by up to 0.4...

Roma Finance announces underwriting promotions

Roma Finance has announced the promotion of Daniel Hill to bridging sales specialist and Lorraine Hart...

West One Loans partners with Black Book Finance

West One Loans range of bridging products are now being offered to mortgage intermediaries...

BFS hires consultant to boost banking referrals

Lee Gilmore has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as a consultant. Gilmore, who is a...

Clever Lending: regulated bridging finance on the up

Clever Lending has reported a "significant" rise in regulated bridging finance in terms of...

Ex-Dragonfly trio launch Octane Capital

Founder of Dragonfly Property Finance, Jonathan Samuels, is to launch Octane Capital in May. Octane Capital...

Bridging Finance Solutions adopts Target’s Bluechip web portal

Target Group is to supply its new Bluechip web portal to Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS). The...

UTB reveals ‘Meet the Specialists’ promo winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2016 'Meet the Specialists' broker...

Further ‘Spring Fling’ changes from Shawbrook

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has unveiled rate reductions on all short term products, as well as...

Profits and originations up at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has reported a rise of 29% in underlying pre-tax profits to...

Kuflink Bridging hires marketing manager

Kuflink Bridging has appointed Susan McBoyle as its new marketing manager as it continues its...

New bridging lender joins trade body

Aspen Bridging has become the latest member to join the Association of Short Term Lenders...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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BuildLoan expands into commercial mortgages after pilot programme

BuildLoan has launched a commercial mortgage proposition to intermediaries nationwide following a pilot programme...

CAL relocates to larger Woking headquarters to support growth ambitions

Panel management firm CAL has moved to new offices in central Woking as it...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates across core and specialist ranges

Landbay has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across its Core and...

Interest-only lending evolves as later life borrowing grows, says Phoebus

The continued decline in interest-only mortgage balances reflects a healthier market and changing borrower...

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