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New owner and identity for Cheval

Alternative Bridging Corporation has acquired Cheval Commercial Finance. With the acquisition Alternative Bridging is broadening...

New offices for Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance is to relocate. The lender says it has outgrown its current location...

Fincorp claims FSE success

Brokers at this month’s Financial Services Expo in London’s Old Billingsgate have given bridging...

Bridgebank increases commission

Bridgebank Capital is now paying a higher rate of commission to brokers of 1.5%...

Montello unveils case study website

Bridging lender Montello has launched a new website to feature case studies of its...

Brokers expect rising demand for bridging and BTL

Brokers are continuing to look to expand the range of products they offer, according...

Hope Capital doubles maximum loan amount

Hope Capital has recently completed a number of deals above their current maximum loan...

Complete’s ‘Ryder Cup’ teams revealed

Complete FS has outlined the lineups of the two teams for its second 'alternative Ryder...

Record high for buy-to-let bridging volumes

Landlords in the UK made use of £640 million in short-term secured loans over...

United Trust Bank cuts bridging rates

United Trust Bank has lowered interest rates for bridging loans, which now start...

Y3S one of Wales’s fastest growing companies

Y3S Group was positioned at number 14 in the annual Western Mail Fast Growth...

TenetLime teams up with Enterprise Finance

TenetLime has announced a new link with Enterprise Finance. The Hertfordshire-based bridging finance and secured...

FCA open to providing MMR workshop for short-term lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told this week's ASTL quarterly general meeting that it...

ASTL conference speakers revealed

Short-term lending trade body the ASTL has published details of the speakers for its...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Mortgage Magic launches Secure Portal through Microsoft Windows Store

Mortgage Magic has made its Secure Portal available through the Microsoft Windows Store, with...

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

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