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NACFB Commercial Finance Expo to expand for 2017

The NACFB's Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) will to a larger venue at the NEC...

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

Bridging lender appoints legal head

Mint Bridging has appointed Anthony Akka as head of in-house legal. He has nearly...

Kuflink appoints Barry Meeks as non-exec director

Kuflink Ltd has announced the appointment of Barry Meeks as its independent non-executive director. Meeks'...

Dragonfly provides £18.5m bridge

Dragonfly Property Finance has provided an £18.5m acquisition bridge for the purchase of 50...

Aldermore to stop bridging lending

Aldermore has announced that it is withdrawing from the bridging loan market. In a message...

Kuflink Bridging expands head office team

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink Bridging has appointed Danielle Comrie as senior case manager in...

Commercial brokers remain firm on Brexit

92% of brokers working in the fields of asset, bridging and development finance would...

Q2 rise in bridging loan applications

The value of applications for bridging loans increased in the quarter ended 30 June 2016...

West One Loans’ co-founder quits

Duncan Kreeger of West One Loans is leaving the business that he co-founded. Kreeger (pictured)...

Development finance hires for Fortwell Capital

Fortwell Capital has made two key appointments to its development finance operation. Arthur Jennings has...

Cooling in bridging finance demand

There was a fall in demand for bridging loans during the second quarter of...

John Malone ends Positive chairmanship

John Malone has completed his stint as non-executive chairman of Positive Lending. He spent a year as...

Five new faces for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has increased its headcount by five. The new recruits will work across...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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