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Bridgebank Capital expands BDM support team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Cora Nolan to the support team for its business development...

Fincorp calls for unity behind ASTL

Bridging lender Fincorp is urging the short-term finance industry to unite behind the Association...

Record month for bridger

City based bridging lender Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has completed more business in...

Increased activity for bridging and commercial brokers

44% of the respondents to a recent broker survey have so far found 2013...

New associate member for ASTL

Silk Route Legal has joined the ASTL as an associate member. It brings the total...

West One Loans funds football academy expansion

West One Loans has arranged a short-term secured loan to support the development of...

Shawbrook improves commercial proposition

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of changes across its commercial mortgages product range. Changes...

Peer-to-peer lending outperforms AIM

Investments in peer-to-peer lending models have dramatically outpaced the alternative equity market, according to...

UTB offers New York prize promotion

United Trust Bank is taking a stand at the NACFB Commercial Expo on 26...

First bridging lender appears on Trigold

Fincorp has become the first bridging lender to be listed on the Avelo Trigold...

Omni Capital offers three-year term loan facility

Omni Capital has launched a three-year term product aimed at domestic and "globally-mobile" high...

Bridgebank appoints RBDM

Stuart Williams has joined Bridgebank Capital as its new regional business development manager for...

Precise unveils ‘bridge to let’ product

Precise Mortgages has combined its bridging products with its traditional buy-to-let products to create...

Fincorp introduces light refurb bridge

Bridging lender Fincorp is now offering a light refurbishment bridging loan. The product is...

COMMENT

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

Equity Release Council hires Tracy Gorbutt-Powell for risk and policy role

The Equity Release Council has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as head of risk, policy and...

Together appoints Legal and General Surveying Services as valuation partner

Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation...

1.3 million households facing mortgage cost shock

Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following...

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

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