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SDKA unveils bridge to term product after record financial year

SDKA has launched its first bridge to term loan, broadening its product range after...

GB Bank backs investor with bespoke £131-unit MUFB refinance

GB Bank has completed the refinancing of a major residential block in the Midlands,...

Chetwood Bank joins BDLA as associate member

Chetwood Bank has become an associate member of the Bridging & Development Lenders Association...

HTB bolsters underwriting strength with new hires and promotion

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its underwriting teams across specialist mortgages and bridging...

Foundation Home Loans expands buy-to-let criteria to include social housing lettings

Foundation Home Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to accept single household properties let...

Pepper Money appoints new BDM in second charge team

Pepper Money has promoted Nicholas East to business development manager in its second charge...

Assetz Capital backs £506,250 residential bridging deal in Holywood

Assetz Capital has completed an 18-month bridging facility worth £506,250, secured against a prime...

Selina Finance enhances HELOC with flexible drawdown and improved broker terms

Selina Finance has unveiled an updated version of its home equity line of credit...

Inspired Lending joins Brickflow lender panel

Inspired Lending has joined the lender panel of Brickflow, the UK’s digital marketplace for...

Getting to know you: Saul Conway, AS Financial

Name: Saul Conway Age: 45 Location: London Qualification Year: 2003 Firm: AS Financial Specialty: Financial Services Entrepreneur Education: Honours Degree...

Mortgage pros stride for mental health on Thames Bridges Trek

Mortgage industry pros from Crystal Specialist Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Movin Legal, MT Finance, United...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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