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Majority of bridging brokers had a ‘reasonable’ 2012

Over a third of brokers say their business performance in 2012 has exceeded expectations,...

Precise bridging exclusive available through Positive Lending

Positive Lending has been chosen to distribute Precise Mortgages’ bridging exclusive. A tranche of £5...

West One Loans appoints non-executive director

Paul Huberman has joined West One Loans as a non-executive director. His role will...

Enterprise Finance claims record bridging month

Enterprise Finance completed its highest ever amount of short-term loans by value in November. Last...

Mayfair Bridging to offer syndicated bridging loans

Mayfair Bridging has been authorised by the FSA to offer syndicated bridging loans as...

Paragon confirms interest in Hampshire Trust

Paragon has confirmed it is in talks to acquire Hampshire Trust. The specialist lender said...

Paradigm gives members bridging sourcing system

Paradigm Mortgage Services has become the first distributor to offer its members access...

Brokers expect little rate change from BoE next year

66% of brokers surveyed by bridging lending United Trust Bank expect the Bank of...

Business boost for Complete FS

Complete FS has seen an increase of over 63% in new business levels over...

Fine art increasingly popular with borro

Since December 2011, asset lender borro has seen a 21.7% increase in the loan...

Capital Bridging Finance secures funding line

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has secured a £50 million lending facility from an...

SMS offers whole of market bridging solution

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has embarked upon an exclusive joint venture to market the...

Capital Bridging Finance takes MAD Approach

Alan Dring and his business support company, The MAD Approach, have been brought in...

NACFB members offered Dragonfly exclusive

Dragonfly Property Finance has unveiled a new commercial bridging loan deal exclusively for members...

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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...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The...

TMG Mortgage Network opens new head office and makes key hire

TMG Mortgage Network has underlined its ambitions for long-term growth with the opening of...

Millbrook Business Finance appoints operations director

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...