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Bridgebank appoints BDM for the home counties

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Adam Powell to its national business development team. He is tasked...

Bridgebank appoints BDM for North West

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Jim Baker to its business development team. Baker has over...

New face at Capital Bridging Finance

Capital Bridging Finance has expanded its administrative team with the appointment of a new...

Brokers finding it easier to place development finance cases

41% of brokers operating in the development finance sector believe that it has become...

British Grand Prix tickets up for grabs

Specialist lending packager and distributor Positive Lending is offering the chance to win one...

Large rise in introduced business for borro

Borro has revealed that it now has over 2,000 intermediaries signed up to its...

Slow but steady growth for short-term market

The ASTL, the trade body for short term lenders, has published the bridging and...

Record levels of bridging finance

Short-term business finance secured against real estate valued at a new record of £360m...

Omni Capital expands into retail finance

CPC Group, the owners of leading bridging lender Omni Capital, has acquired Watford-based Logical...

Three-day turnaround for Dragonfly bridge

MCIFA has arranged a £1.7m bridging loan in three working days. The loan, provided by...

Hope Capital extends 1.5% proc fee offering for extra month

Hope Capital has reported its most successful month to date, completing its largest bridging...

Fincorp backs new bridging lender

Fincorp has agreed to provide funding to Martyn Smith’s new bridging lender Bath &...

Bespoke nature of bridging appealing to brokers

91% of bridging finance brokers believe that awareness of the versatility of bridging finance...

Important milestone for Enterprise Finance

Specialist loans distributor Enterprise Finance says it has arranged more than £100m of short-term...

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

Mortgage Brain adds Paymentshield home insurance option to CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated Paymentshield into CRM Brain, allowing brokers to introduce home insurance...

L&C strengthens senior team with partnerships and technology hires

L&C Mortgages has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Rachael Hunnisett...

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

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