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Borro to host World Cup event

Borro is hosting an intermediary networking event for the start of the 2014 World...

How bridging finance is supporting BTL growth

The buy to let sector continues to show significant growth, in direct correlation to...

Aldermore joins the ASTL

Aldermore has become the newest member of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). The...

“Dramatic” quarterly rise in bridging applications

There has been an 83% increase in applications for bridging loans in the first...

Aldermore reveals bridging proposition

Aldermore is moving into the bridging market, with products to be offered through the...

Blemain behind multi-million pound Birmingham bridge

A major property transaction in the centre of Birmingham has been financed using a...

New associate member for ASTL

Robert Sterling Surveyors has become the Association of Short Term Lenders' (ASTL) latest...

Masthaven Bridging promotes nationwide approach

Masthaven Bridging says it will support the UK intermediary market through its growing nationwide...

Rise in short-term loans for refurb

Property refurbishment projects have seen funding more than double in the last year, according...

United Trust Bank makes sales appointment

United Trust Bank has appointed Nick Warren as a business development manager in...

Capital Bridging appoints CEO

Capital Bridging Finance Limited has appointed John Jenkins as CEO. Jenkins (pictured) joins Capital Bridging...

Capital Advances hires experienced underwriter

Helen Farmer has joined Capital Advances to help service increased business levels from its...

Bridgebank Capital launches 0.85% deal

Bridgebank Capital has unveiled a new residential investment buy-to-let bridging product for experienced property...

Plenty of deals outside London, says bridger

Bridging lenders are concentrating on deals in London and so are missing out on...

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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Nationwide unveils affordability boost for remortgage customers

Nationwide Building Society has introduced enhanced affordability criteria for remortgage customers taking out a...

UTB funds £2.8m residential deal for Oast Investments

United Trust Bank’s structured property finance division has completed a £2.8m residential investment loan...

Why every mortgage client needs a will and how brokers can help protect homes from fraud

With Financial Awareness Day on 14 August Royal London is warning that too many...

VPN loopholes could let fraudsters slip through mortgage checks

The UK’s new Online Safety Act has triggered a boom in VPN usage that...