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Hope Capital opts for Target Bluechip’s bridging system

Target Group is to supply its bridging lending system to Hope Capital Bridging Finance,...

Amicus funds £5m deal after stakeholder workshop

Amicus has concluded its biggest ever deal with Adapt Finance following its stakeholder workshop. A...

Brightstar reaches £1 billion milestone

Brightstar Financial has surpassed £1 billion in lending in four years. The loan that took...

Roma Finance rebridges BTL landlord

Roma Finance has lent £400,000 over six months with a five-day completion to a...

Hope Capital increases maximum loan size

Bridging lender Hope Capital has increased its maximum loan size to £5 million. Previously its...

Masthaven recruits savings head

Masthaven has announced the appointment of James Blower as its head of savings. Blower...

P2P platform teams up with Amicus

44% of retail investors want to improve their exposure to the UK property market by...

Demand for bridging continues to rise

93% of brokers considered bridging finance a useful financing tool during the third quarter,...

Positive Lending offers free upfront bridging valuations

Bournemouth-based packager Positive Lending is offering free upfront valuations on Precise and Aldermore bridging...

Amicus poaches pair from Fincorp

Short-term lender Amicus has recruited Matthew Anderson and Nigel Alexander from Fincorp as regional...

New funding line for bridging lender

Bridging lender Century Capital has secured a new funding line from an undisclosed London...

Strong September for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has published its service level agreement (SLA) figures for...

Y3S Group posts £1.7m profit

Y3S Group has reported a combined net profit before taxation of £1.7m on total revenues...

Oblix Capital hires head of credit

Bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed Tom Reeve as head of credit....
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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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