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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...

Goldentree extends its social media activity

Goldentree has relaunched their Twitter account, @GoldentreeFS, and will also be releasing marketing materials...

Black Book Finance reaches £1m Castle Trust milestone

Black Book Finance has completed £1 million worth of business with Castle Trust in...

Borro introduces 48-hour bridging valuation guarantee

Borro is offering brokers and their clients a guarantee that every valuation for a...

RICS: transactions and buyer enquiries both flat

The February 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey shows key activity indicators in the sales...

Octopus Property cuts refurb loan rate

Octopus Property has reduced rates on its refurbishment loan. The revised product will still offer clients...

Takeover bid for Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has confirmed that it has received a takeover bid for the business...

Octopus in four-day turnaround on large commercial bridge

Octopus Property has completed an urgent commercial bridging loan to fund the acquisition of a £24m...

New member for the ASTL

Pivot is the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Pivot is...

AOBP confirms April forum details

The April forum of the Association of Bridging Professionals’ (AOBP) will take place on...

West One optimistic for 2017 bridging market

The latest West One Bridging Index has reported that gross annual bridging lending fell...

Trio joins Complete FS

Complete FS has announced the arrival of three new members of staff to its...

Sharp rise in bridging loan demand

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that the value of bridging...

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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