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Justbridging.co.uk introduces PortfolioBuilder facility

Commercial bridging specialist justbridging.co.uk has launched a product which it claims holds the key...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has welcomed a new member in Apex...

TFC partners with The Right Mortgage

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with new mortgage network The Right Mortgage to allow its appointed...

No sign of cooling for bridging market

The latest West One Bridging Index has indicated that in the 12 months to...

Twenty7Tec launches mortgage, secured and bridging software

Twenty7Tec has introduced a combined mortgage, secured and bridging loan sourcing system. It utilises MortgageSource, Twenty7Tec’s mortgage sourcing...

Masthaven completes £11.1m regulated bridge

Masthaven Finance has completed an £11.1million regulated bridging loan for a client of Positive...

ASTL releases details of annual conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date of its third...

Target agrees deal with bridging lender

Target Group, the financial services outsourcing and software provider, has signed a deal to...

Front Events to hold networking race day

Front Events, the events company responsible for the Financial Services Expo (FSE), has announced...

Roma steps in to save client hundreds of thousands of pounds

Roma Finance has claimed to have saved a client almost £400,000 in a complex...

TFC expands Aldermore offering

Specialist packager TFC has added Aldermore to its panel of bridging lenders, expanding its...

Recruitment drive for bridger

Bridging lender Hope Capital is on a recruitment drive following growth in the first...

Affirmative Finance unveils new iPhone app

Short-term finance provider Affirmative Finance has developed its own iPhone app. The free app...

Brightstar to launch sourcing system in Q3

Brightstar announces forthcoming ‘easysource’ sourcing system Brightstar will be launching a sourcing system for intermediaries...

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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