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New ASTL executive committee lineup revealed

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has elected its new executive committee.   Five...

New short-term offering from Keystone

Keystone has launched a new short-term finance range. It offers a choice of bridging loans aimed...

Short-term deal saves sizeable legacy

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has helped a client save a legacy as well as increasing...

Typical bridging loan sizes grew in June

The latest West One Loans Bridging Index has stated that annual gross bridging lending increased by...

Aldermore unveils free bridging valuations

Aldermore is offering free valuations on all bridging applications for a limited period. The...

TFC unveils introducer service

TFC Homeloans has launched a new Introducer Appointed Representative service. The referral-only service will...

Record month for bridging lender

Bridging lender Amicus says it had record performance figures for July. Completions totalled over £39m in...

Hope Capital hires new BDM

Hope Capital has appointed a new business development manager. Paul Gammond joins the bridging lender...

FCA to address ASTL conference

Lorna O’Brien, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) technical specialist in its mortgage sector team in...

New monthly completions record for bridging lender

West One Loans has established a new monthly lending record by completing more than...

CML welcomes new members and associates

Two new members and two new associates have joined the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports record quarter

Crystal Specialist Finance has hailed its rebrand earlier in the year as a success. It...

Clever Lending moves into bridging and commercial finance

Secured loans master broker Clever Lending has appointed Steve Sanderson to expand into commercial...

Bridger hires internal BDM

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Charlotte Williams as an internal business development manager . She...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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