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Hope Capital offers enhanced proc fee

Short-term lender Hope Capital is offering a 50% enhanced procuration fee from 23 September...

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the cheapest of them all?

Sounds crass I know, but my Fincorp colleagues and I have recently been developing...

Bridgebank Capital to become two brands

Bridgebank Capital has confirmed it is to launch a new 'split brand' this week. ...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has recruited new member Market Financial Solutions....

Fraud cop to address ASTL conference

Detective Chief Inspector, Andy Fyfe, whose role it is to investigate and bring to...

New face at Hope Capital

Hope Capital has recruited a new business development manager, Danny Power. This is...

Bridging extension fees could contravene MMR, claims lender

Bridging lender Fincorp has claimed that those short-term lenders who charge clients a large...

Signature Private Finance reveals pair of hires

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has made two new appointments. Nigel Robbins, who...

Business exceeding expectations for brokers

45% of brokers who operate in the bridging, development finance and asset finance...

ASTL appoints new executive committee

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) has appointed its new executive committee. Three...

Enterprise Finance acquires bridging lender

Enterprise Finance has announced its acquisition of bridging lender West One Loans. The transaction was...

New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

Bridging lending nearly doubles in 12 months

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) has published its latest quarterly figures...

The role of bridging in Bank Refinance Settlement opportunities

Following the rapid decline in the UK property sector from 2008, and the related...

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...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

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

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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