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Jupp becomes new chair of bridging association

Rob Jupp, CEO of loan distributor Brightstar Financial, is to become chairman of the...

Bridging brokers expect continuing house prices rises

55% of brokers expect property values in their area to increase this year with...

Q2 bridging lending figures up 16.9%

The number of bridging loans written rose by 16.9% in the quarter ending 31...

Bridging customers want certainty, not rapid funds

According to brokers the majority of bridging loan proposals take between two and four...

Bridgebank Capital reveals latest broker winners

Bridgebank Capital has announced the winners of its Broker of the Month and Deal...

Brightstar Financial holds bridging day with West One

Brightstar Financial is hosting its fourth lender day today. The intermediary specialist lending hub's latest...

Masthaven expands offering north of the border

Masthaven Bridging Finance has expanded its bridging proposition in Scotland. The lender has increased its...

Bridgebank expands business development team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Karl James to the position of business development manager for...

Business Bank doomed by lack of firepower?

West One Loans has claimed the government’s Business Bank will not be able...

Dragonfly to launch commercial property fund

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Ludo Mackenzie as its new head of commercial property. Mackenzie...

Trio sentenced for estate agency fraud

Three people have been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court for fraudulent property sales generating...

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

LendInvest completes first block trade of loans

New peer-to-peer mortgage trading platform, LendInvest, has reported the completion of its first 'block...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker award winners

Bridgebank Capital has revealed the first successful winners of its Broker of the Month...

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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...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...

Halifax cuts remortgage rates across selected two and five-year fixed deals

Halifax Intermediaries has announced a series of rate cuts across its remortgage product range,...

The Leeds reports £104m profit amid robust lending and savings growth

Leeds Building Society has reported a profit before tax of £104.4 million for the...