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Bridging loan books hit new heights in Q2

Bridging loan books continued to grow to record levels in the second quarter of...

Alternative Bridging bolsters sales team with new hire

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added its sales team, with the recruitment of Chris Roscoe...

CapitalRise passes £400m origination milestone with record-breaking July

CapitalRise has reported a record-breaking July, after it originated loans valued at £49.4 million...

BDLA outlines annual conference details

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has provided initial details for its 2024...

Hilco provides £8m+ facility against luxury property in Surrey

Specialist bridging finance provider Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided an £8.3m facility...

Inspired Lending funds restructuring of £1.3m complex portfolio

Inspired Lending has provided a six-month bridging loan facility of £1.3m secured against multiple...

Precise launches mobile app with MagiClick

Precise, part of OSB Group, has launched a mobile app for brokers, following months...

Chain-break prevention drives bridging demand

Bridging Trends contributors have reported £201.8 million in bridging loans in Q2 2024, a...

Greenfield Bridging cuts rates

Greenfield Bridging has launched a new, reduced bridging loan rate. It did not disclose the...

Norton Group appoints bridging & commercial sales manager

Norton Group has announced the appointment of Daniel Jones as bridging & commercial sales...

Hilco completes fast £1.5m bridge for care home provider

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) recently provided a rapid £1.5m bridging loan to a...

MFS joins New Leaf lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to New Leaf Distribution’s panel of lenders. ...

Shawbrook provides £10.8m development exit funding in 12 days

Shawbrook has completed a £10.8 million development exit loan for a luxury flat development...

Five new faces at Catalyst

Specialist lender Catalyst has expanded its lending team with five new hires. Appointments have...

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Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

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HLPartnership braces for £10bn refinancing surge in 2026

HLPartnership is preparing for a major wave of mortgage maturities in 2026, as nearly...

Private renters in England face rising affordability strain as London skews national picture

Private renters in England spent a higher proportion of their income on housing than...

NatWest allows brokers to arrange additional borrowing at any time

NatWest has launched a new standalone additional borrowing process that will allow mortgage brokers...

Barclays streamlines residential mortgage system for brokers

Barclays has overhauled its residential mortgage application system for intermediaries, promising a quicker and...