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Bridging lending ‘back on track’

Quarterly gross lending in the bridging sector increased by 14% from £348 million in...

Connect sees rising demand for non-regulated proposition

Connect Mortgage Club has concluded that the increase in demand for its non-regulated offering...

Omni Capital sets billion-pound lending target

Omni Capital has received backing from its parent in its quest to reach a...

Omni completes one of UK’s largest ever bridging loans

Omni Capital has completed a £20 million 'super' bridging loan. The deal was introduced by...

Dragonfly passes redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance says it has now redeemed over £200 million of loans since...

Omni Capital raises maximum loan ceiling

Omni Capital has increased significantly the amount it will lend to borrowers looking to...

Omni Capital partners with boutique brokerage for ‘jumbo’ deals

Omni Capital and Arc & Co have joined forces to complete back-to-back second-charge bridging...

Positive Lending behind complex bridge with UTB

Positive Lending has completed a multi million pound bridging loan with United Trust Bank. The...

Bridgebank on recruitment drive

Bridgebank Capital is looking to expand its staff numbers. The bridging lender has begun recruiting...

Niche FS to hold seminar at Madjeski Stadium

Niche Financial Solutions is to host a free seminar with a pair of its...

Bridging set to expand steadily into next year

Brokers expect an average of 45% more bridging business in the next 12 months,...

Yanks sink Europeans in Ryder Cup-style charity event

The finance industry's alternative Ryder Cup saw the USA team demolish their European opponents,...

Connect unveils options for non-regulated advisers

Connect Mortgage Club has launched a new website for intermediaries and non-regulated advisers. The firm,...

New Bridging Solutions broker site

Bridging Solutions has launched a new website. The south coast based intermediary bridging firm has...

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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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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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