Specialist

Shawbrook directors reject takeover bid

Shawbrook Group is sending a circular to its shareholders in response to the final...

ASTL welcomes back founder member

Affirmative Group has re-joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). The Manchester-based lender left...

New bridging deal from LendInvest

LendInvest has launched a new three-year bridge product as a funding alternative to a...

Comercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Commercial Trust has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering the...

Clever Lending becomes Masthaven Premier Partner

Clever Lending has been appointed as a Premier Partner of Masthaven Bank. It will distribute...

Octane joins Pure Funding Solutions’ panel

Octane Capital has been added to Pure Funding Solutions’ panel of lenders. New lender Octane...

Alternative lenders filling the void

The latest Property Investor Survey conducted by bridging lender, MTF, has revealed that three-quarters of...

Octane Capital completes offshore ownership deal

Octane Capital has completed a £5.4m bridging loan to an offshore borrower in seven...

MBE Bristol Expo open for registration

Free registration for the Bristol Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) on 6 June is now...

Octane Capital partners with network

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first mortgage network to partner with new bridging lender...

Hope Capital moves into London and the south

Bridging lender Hope Capital is boosting its presence in London and the south with...

Together hailed as one of Manchester’s fastest-growing businesses

Specialist lender Together has been revealed as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in...

Bridging lender makes ‘disruptive’ criteria changes

Reditum Capital will now offer LTVs up to 80% for selected 'quality' assets, up...

Reditum Capital joins ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has been joined by mezzanine and bridging...
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COMMENT

networks

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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Buy-to-let

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...
News

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...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

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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