Specialist

Two key hires for Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation (ABC) has appointed two new members of staff. Mike Jones has been...

Connect Group targets new areas with appointments

The Connect Group has launched a new buy-to-let and bridging service aimed exclusively at...

Precise Mortgages added to TMP panel

Precise Mortgages has joined The Mortgage Partnership’s lender panel. It is now offering access...

Precise claims its borrower saved £103k

Precise Mortgage has completed on a bridging loan for £5.9 million and subsequently claims...

New funding lines for Tiuta

Bridging lender Tiuta says it has secured several new funding lines. It says this...

Brightstar partners with Positive Solutions

Positive Solutions has appointed Brightstar Financial as partner of choice for its IFA Partners. ...

Bridging market worth over £1bn

The value of the bridging loan industry has broken the £1 billion barrier for...

Brokers still missing out on alternative revenue streams

Y3S has expressed concern that many mortgage brokers are missing out on lucrative earning...

Precise and NACFB partner over transparency

Precise Mortgages has partnered with the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) in...

West One Loans funds takeover of Knightsbridge pub

West One Loans has completed a £1.6m deal on a pub in Knightsbridge. The...

Borro sees large leap in property related loan apps

Borro has reported a 661% rise in property related loan applications from customers over...

Connaught Asset Management suspends another fund

Connaught Asset Management has "temporarily" suspended its Connaught Income Fund Series 2. This follows its...

Precise in bridging arrangement with seven distributors

Precise Mortgages has become the preferred bridging lender for seven mortgage distributors. The septet consists...

miLoanbroker sees first bridging completion

Y3S has revealed that a short-term loan generated through its miLoanbroker.com completed on Monday...

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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