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Vantage Finance appoints chairman

The former CEO of Aviva’s life insurance business has been appointed as chairman of...

LendInvest revamps bridging proposition

LendInvest has revised its bridging loan offering. The lender has split its bridging loan offering...

ASTL reveals 2016 conference details

ASTL’s annual conference to tackle lending in an uncertain world The Association of Short Term...

V Loans boosts bridging team

V Loans has appointed a business development manager and a case manager to its...

Brightstar launches EasySource

Brightstar has officially launched its new sourcing system, EasySource, today. The system, which took two...

Brokers’ economic outlook “fair” rather than “bright”

38% of brokers who work within bridging, development finance, asset finance and/or mortgages have...

TFC Homeloans launches specialist sourcing solution

TFC Homeloans has unveiled QuickSearch, its specialist lending sourcing system, to its brokers. The distributor says brokers can...

Sentiment about specialist lending remains positive

Lenders are still largely positive about the specialist property investment market, according to a...

Julian Harris Network opts for Twenty7Tec sourcing platform

Julian Harris Network has adopted Twenty7Tec's platform as its preferred sourcing system. The network will now roll...

16% year-on-year growth for bridging

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that the number of bridging...

Brokers back Brexit

A new poll, carried out in April by specialist lender United Trust Bank, has found...

Sharp rise in gross bridging lending

Annual gross bridging lending increased by 56% during the first three months of 2016, according to...

New BDM for Hope Capital

Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) for the North and...

New hire at Bridging Finance Solutions

Barbara Corbett has joined Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) as finance controller.  Formerly a management accountant...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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