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Omni funds stately home development

Omni Capital has provided multi-million pound funding for an historic Surrey stately home once...

Important milestones for Dragonfly

Dragonfly Property Finance has recently passed the £750m mark of loans completed since launch....

Property ‘boom’ benefits P2P player

A new peer-to-peer lender has piggybacked on the UK's rising house prices, it has...

UTB hires solicitor to boost bridging team

United Trust Bank has recruited banking lawyer William Gould into its bridging division....

Bridgebank reveals latest broker award winners

Bridgebank Capital has given the Broker of the Month and Deal of the Month...

New bridging deals from Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages is offering a new selection of commercial bridging loans. Standard buy-to-let, light refurbishment...

UTB: optimism seems to be spreading

49% of brokers who took part in a survey by united Trust Bank...

Alternative finance trouncing Help to Buy

Despite its coverage in the media, Help to Buy was overshadowed four times over...

Bridgebank Capital wins short-term lending award

Bridgebank Capital has been chosen as the winner of the Acquisition International Regional Short...

Hope Capital breaks £1m bridging barrier for first time

Hope Capital has completed its largest bridging deal to date. Last week it completed a...

Bridging: a tale of two markets?

Bridging lender Fincorp says sector is splitting into two distinct markets and the industry...

Year of asking prices rises

The average asking price in Great Britain has risen every month during 2013 so...

40% year-on-year rise in bridging lending

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported a significant rise in bridging...

Borro: alternative is now part of the mainstream

Borro has suggested that the term 'alternative lending' is no longer an accurate term. The...

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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