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Slowdown in gross annual bridging figures

There was a 27% increase in annual gross bridging lending in the 12 months...

Oblix Capital hires regional development manager

Short term bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed of Steve Woods...

Shawbrook removes STL expiry margin increase

Shawbrook Bank has announced the removal of the 3% margin increase across its short...

Trio join Clever Lending

Master broker Clever Lending has made three new sales manager appointments. The trio will handle...

Amicus hires relationship manager

Mark Harrison has been appointed by Amicus as relationship manager. He joins the short-term lender...

West One Loans modernises its investment process

West One Loans has launched an online platform for its investors. The bridging lender claims...

Bridging lender refreshes product range

Bridging lender Roma Finance has created new products to suit clients looking to fund HMOs,...

New hires for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has made three more additions to its team. Emma Burke and Tim...

Key new development finance deal from Bridging Finance Solutions

Bridging Finance Solutions has launched Next Step Development, a product aimed at enabling developers...

Signature Private Finance hires new finance director

Signature Private Finance has appointed David Hughes to the role of finance director. He was...

Significant quarterly rise in bridging lending

During the third quarter of 2015 there was a 33% rise in bridging lending...

Sesame adds Oakbridge Financial Services to panel

Sesame has broadened the provision of bridging loan products available to its network members...

Funding 365 unveils 0.65%pcm prime deal

Bridging lender Funding 365 has announced a new prime residential bridging loan product with...

Tie for Complete’s ‘lender Ryder Cup’

Complete FS’s 'lender Ryder Cup' ended in an 8-8 tie with the Mortgage and...

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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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...

Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Precise has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range by up to 35bps. The specialist...

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