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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...

West One Loans introduces text service

Bridging lender West One Loans has unveiled an SMS service. The service is designed...

New face at Dragonfly

Caroline Beer has joined the sales support team at Dragonfly Property Finance. She was previously...

New proposition from Niche Financial Solutions

Niche Financial Solutions is running a prize draw to celebrate the launch of...

Brokers broaden bridging’s appeal

The vast majority of brokers have used bridging finance for purposes other than a...

FSA authorisation for BFS Home Loans

BFS Home Loans has been approved by the FSA for regulated mortgage contracts. The firm...

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

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...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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