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West One steps in after last minute lender withdrawal

West One Loans has stepped in to fund a loan of almost £1 million...

MCIFA completes eight-figure Omni loan in 72 hours

MCIFA Property Finance has completed an £11 million "complex and substantial" short-term funding deal...

Shawbrook Bank unveils short-term loan desk

Shawbrook Bank has established a team dedicated to processing short term loans. It...

Metro Bank founder to address ASTL conference

Anthony Thomson, founder of Metro Bank, chairman of the Financial Services Forum and chairman...

Positive Lending breaks Precise record

Bournemouth-based specialist packager Positive Lending has completed 12 bridging cases with Precise Mortgages in...

Experienced duo launch new brokerage

The Loan Partnership, a broker specialising in bridging finance, secured loans and development finance,...

Bridgebank Capital adds to underwriting team

Bridgebank Capital has announced the latest addition to its underwriting team with the appointment...

Complete FS offers bridging valuation refund

Complete FS is now offering a full refund of the valuation on Precise Mortgages’...

Bridger expands to include Scottish lending

Bridging Finance Solutions Group is now lending in Scotland. The company has been providing short...

Bridger warns sector to “smarten its act up”

Too many short-term bridging lenders persist in "shady behaviour, charging exorbitant interest rates and...

FCA to address ASTL’s annual conference

A representative of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to speak at the Association...

New BDM for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Robert Heywood as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Brightstar reaches major completions milestone

Brightstar Financial has passed £100 million in completions in the eight months since the...

Jupp becomes new chair of bridging association

Rob Jupp, CEO of loan distributor Brightstar Financial, is to become chairman of the...
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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...
Building Societies

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

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

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

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

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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