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Bridging outperforms many alternative investments

The latest research from West One Loans has found that investments in privately-funded bridging...

68% growth in business for Fincorp

Fincorp has reported a 68% increase in the volume of short-term loans approved and...

Montello launches £250m real estate fund

Montello has announced the launch of its third fund, the Montello Real Estate Opportunity...

CMC puts Dragonfly deals on Trigold

Brokers can now access Dragonfly Property Finance’s short term mortgage products through Trigold, exclusively...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker winners

Paul Goodman of Goodman Corporate Consultancy and Debbie Lloyd from Business Loans 4 U,...

United Trust Bank announces New York competition winner

Short-term lender United Trust Bank has been running a broker promotion to give...

New offices for Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has just opened its new purpose built offices in Billericay, Essex. Office space...

Bridging market forecast to grow by a third over 2014

UK gross bridging lending is expected to surpass £2.7 billion over the course of...

Omni funds stately home development

Omni Capital has provided multi-million pound funding for an historic Surrey stately home once...

Important milestones for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recently passed the £750m mark of loans completed since launch....

Property ‘boom’ benefits P2P player

A new peer-to-peer lender has piggybacked on the UK's rising house prices, it has...

UTB hires solicitor to boost bridging team

United Trust Bank has recruited banking lawyer William Gould into its bridging division....

Bridgebank reveals latest broker award winners

Bridgebank Capital has given the Broker of the Month and Deal of the Month...

New bridging deals from Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages is offering a new selection of commercial bridging loans. Standard buy-to-let, light refurbishment...

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Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

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