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Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Y3S expands office space

Y3S Group, the Cardiff-based specialist mortgage and loan packager, has agreed terms and received...

Bridging volumes easily outstripping housing budget

The latest West One Loans Bridging Index has reported that the volume of annual...

Together appoints general counsel

Nigel Dale is to join Together as its general counsel. He is currently a banking...

Together appoints group valuations manager

Andrew Murdoch has joined specialist lender Together as group valuations manager, following 12 years with...

Amicus reveals plans for 2016

Short-term lender Amicus is planning lending "well in excess" of £400m in 2016. Keith Aldridge, the lender's...

First 4 Bridging arranges £2.5m deal in three days

Master broker First 4 Bridging has completed a £2.5m loan for a client of...

A big year for bridging

More so than other years, I’m really looking forward to putting my feet up...

Masthaven becomes a Fast Track 100 company

Masthaven Finance has revealed its inclusion in The Sunday Times' Virgin Fast Track 100. The...

Shawbrook completes STL deal in 10 days

Shawbrook Bank has announced the completion of a short term loan (STL) deal, processed from...

Bridgebank Capital reports growth in demand

The Bridgebank Capital Group has reported almost £35 million of loan advances in the last...

Enterprise & West One Loans parent recognised by Sunday Times

Enra Group, the organisation under which specialist loan distributor Enterprise Finance and bridging lender West One...

Brightstar and MTF unveil people development partnership

Brightstar has announced the launch of its official people development partnership with MTF. This follows...

£10.4m refinance deal completed in the north west

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital has completed a £10.4 million short term loan advance against...

COMMENT

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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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

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

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

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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