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New face at Bridgebank Capital

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Alan Padget to its business development team. As a business development...

Dragonfly Property Finance acquired by Octopus

Octopus Capital has acquired the management company through which Jonathan Samuels set up and...

Capital Bridging Finance appoints specialist lending head

Tom Thomas has joined Capital Bridging Finance as head of specialist lending. Thomas, who...

New bridging deals from Lancashire Mortgage Corporation

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has launched a new range of bridging finance products. The brand is...

New non-execs for United Trust Bank

Tracy Blackwell and Stephen Lockley have joined the board of United Trust Bank as...

Auction bridging products unveiled

Auction Finance 4 Brokers has launched with four specialist bridging finance products for residential...

Pair of brokerages team up to complete large Omni bridge

Two brokerage firms have combined to complete for an overseas client a major residential...

Bridgebank announces September winners

Steve Light of Mortgage Desk and Melanie Whiting of Norton Finance and Mortgages Ltd,...

New BDM for Bridgebank Capital

Bridgebank Capital has appointed former broker Huw Oddy as a business development manager (BDM)...

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...

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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