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Brightstar hails rebrand a success

Brightstar has reported a rise in activity for enquiries and assistance in placing cases...

Shawbrook Bank unveils commercial mortgages ops team

Members of Shawbrook Bank's central customer operations team who handle commercial mortgage deals have...

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital aids debt forgiveness deal

Quantum by Bridgebank Capital has completed a £1.2 million short term loan advance for...

Precise Mortgages completes fourth securitisation

Precise Mortgages completed its fourth public securitisation this week. It brings the total issuance...

Borro introduces term loan offering

Personal asset lender Borro has unveiled a new 'term loan' product in response to high from...

Hope Capital beats completion records

Bridging lender Hope Capital has completed loans worth ten times more at the start...

Signature Private Finance expands distribution

Signature Private Finance has appointed Brilliant Solutions to its distribution panel. Nigel Robbins, Signature’s...

TFC Homeloans secures CCA permissions from regulator

TFC Homeloans has been granted full CCA permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)....

LMC funds 7 deals in 7 days for Finance 4 Business

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has completed seven funding transactions in a week, worth £3m, for...

Bridging business volumes expected to rise this year

73% of brokers operating in the bridging sector expect to complete more bridging business...

The benefits of niche financial solutions

In any industry, a niche sector provides a differentiated and beneficial product or service...

Dragonfly reaches redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has now redeemed more than £0.75bn in loans since its launch...

Omni Capital unveils new intermediary sales hub

Omni Capital has introduced an intermediary-facing sales hub, Omni Capital Client Services, which replaces Omni Capital's...

Norton Folgate acquired by Amicus

Short-term lender Amicus Finance Plc, which recently rebranded from Capital Bridging Finance Ltd, has announced...

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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