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New short-term deal from Shawbrook

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division is entering the heavy refurbishment arena with the launch of...

Christmas bridge saves soccer star

A premier league footballer has been saved from bankruptcy proceedings by Bespoke Bridging Finance. In...

New Expo for Scotland

Blimey! Loans has revealed that registration is now open for its Mortgage and Finance...

Omni completes £127m ‘super bridge’

Omni Capital has completed a record £127.5 million ‘super-bridge’ for a prime residential development...

Higher bridging proc fees predicted

Bridging lender Fincorp has predicted that we could see bridging lenders this year trying...

New Masthaven secured/bridging ‘fusion’ deal

Masthaven Group has unveiled a new hybrid product, which is claims to be a...

Capital Bridging Finance seeks regulated status

Short term funder Capital Bridging Finance has submitted its application to become a regulated...

Bridging outperforms many alternative investments

The latest research from West One Loans has found that investments in privately-funded bridging...

68% growth in business for Fincorp

Fincorp has reported a 68% increase in the volume of short-term loans approved and...

Montello launches £250m real estate fund

Montello has announced the launch of its third fund, the Montello Real Estate Opportunity...

CMC puts Dragonfly deals on Trigold

Brokers can now access Dragonfly Property Finance’s short term mortgage products through Trigold, exclusively...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker winners

Paul Goodman of Goodman Corporate Consultancy and Debbie Lloyd from Business Loans 4 U,...

United Trust Bank announces New York competition winner

Short-term lender United Trust Bank has been running a broker promotion to give...

New offices for Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has just opened its new purpose built offices in Billericay, Essex. Office space...

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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,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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Shorter fixes on the rise as borrowers turn away from long-term commitments

UK mortgage borrowers are increasingly favouring short-term flexibility over long-term certainty, according to the...

OPDA launches YouTube channel to explain digital homebuying reforms

The Open Property Data Association has launched a YouTube channel aimed at simplifying the...

Paragon Bank secures additional £27m from Growth Guarantee Scheme

Paragon Bank has secured a further £27 million under the British Business Bank’s Growth...

National Friendly posts record income protection sales on back of strong H1 growth

Mutual insurer National Friendly has posted a sharp rise in new business and income...