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Bridging Finance – moving forward together

The bridging and short term property finance sector has continued to experience a period...

CBFL wants more transparency in STL market

Capital Bridging Finance Limited (CBFL) has introduced a video recording process for all its...

27% annual rise in gross bridging lending

Gross bridging lending in 2013 totalled £2.0 billion, up 3.3% from the annual figure...

Capital Bridging Finance hires senior underwriter

Capital Bridging Finance has welcomed Robin Turnbull as a senior underwriter to its underwriting...

Flurry of activity for Masthaven on ‘deadline day’

Masthaven Bridging Finance completed on £6 million of bridging loans on 31 January, the...

Omni Capital targets high end development projects

Omni Capital is offering a new development funding deal. The product is designed for...

Review BTL income requirements, says packager

Complete FS is urging buy-to-let lenders to review their insistence on a minimum income...

No lending ceiling for Bridgebank

Bridgebank Capital says it is now actively lending on bridging loans of any size...

Fincorp surpasses cystic fibrosis fundraising target

Fincorp has raised £30,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust through a combination of donations,...

2013 was Dragonfly’s busiest year to date

Dragonfly Property Finance has posted improved results for 2013. Last year, Dragonfly completed on...

Lenders are from Mars, brokers are from Venus

We all knew lenders and brokers sat on different sides of the fence but...

New operations role at Hope Capital

Bridging finance provider Hope Capital has appointed Hayley Taylor as its operations manager. She joined...

New office and faces for Omni Capital

Omni Capital is to relocate to new premises over the next week. The lender...

New short-term deal from Shawbrook

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division is entering the heavy refurbishment arena with the launch of...

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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