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Christmas bridge saves soccer star

A premier league footballer has been saved from bankruptcy proceedings by Bespoke Bridging Finance. In...

New Expo for Scotland

Blimey! Loans has revealed that registration is now open for its Mortgage and Finance...

Omni completes £127m ‘super bridge’

Omni Capital has completed a record £127.5 million ‘super-bridge’ for a prime residential development...

Higher bridging proc fees predicted

Bridging lender Fincorp has predicted that we could see bridging lenders this year trying...

New Masthaven secured/bridging ‘fusion’ deal

Masthaven Group has unveiled a new hybrid product, which is claims to be a...

Capital Bridging Finance seeks regulated status

Short term funder Capital Bridging Finance has submitted its application to become a regulated...

Bridging outperforms many alternative investments

The latest research from West One Loans has found that investments in privately-funded bridging...

68% growth in business for Fincorp

Fincorp has reported a 68% increase in the volume of short-term loans approved and...

Montello launches £250m real estate fund

Montello has announced the launch of its third fund, the Montello Real Estate Opportunity...

CMC puts Dragonfly deals on Trigold

Brokers can now access Dragonfly Property Finance’s short term mortgage products through Trigold, exclusively...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker winners

Paul Goodman of Goodman Corporate Consultancy and Debbie Lloyd from Business Loans 4 U,...

United Trust Bank announces New York competition winner

Short-term lender United Trust Bank has been running a broker promotion to give...

New offices for Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has just opened its new purpose built offices in Billericay, Essex. Office space...

Bridging market forecast to grow by a third over 2014

UK gross bridging lending is expected to surpass £2.7 billion over the course 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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