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Alternative Bridging welcomes back underwriter

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its underwriting team with the recruitment of Leigh Harwood,...

Aspen Bridging reaches lending milestone

Aspen Bridging has achieved £500m in total lending from when the business was founded...

Strong end to 2023 for bridging loan market

Latest data from the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed that bridging...

Pritchard promoted as Glenhawk overhauls offering

Glenhawk has revamped its unregulated and regulated product range, including reducing rates. In addition, Jamie...

Signature Property Finance reports record year

Signature Property Finance has delivered another record year as origination for 2023 hit £81.8m,...

Funding 365 reintroduces stepped rate bridging

Funding 365 is relaunching its Stepped Rate Bridge product with interest starting at 0.49%...

West One Loans hits short-term completions record

West One Loans’ short-term lending divisions achieved record completions of more than £1bn in...

Castle Trust Bank unveils new Bridge the Gap deal

Castle Trust Bank has introduced a new ‘Bridge the Gap’ product to offer a...

Bridging Trends contributors report record 12 months

A record £831 million of bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors in...

Hope Capital appoints new head of sales

Hope Capital has appointed Kim Parker as head of sales. Parker (pictured) joined the specialist...

Record year for Truffle’s bridging operation

Truffle Specialist Finance has revealed that 2023 was a record year for its bridging...

Precise Mortgages expands heavy refurbishment bridging criteria

Precise Mortgages has broadened its scope for heavy refurbishment cases as well as unveiling...

Roma Finance reveals redemptions record

Roma Finance has reported a record month of redemptions for volume and value in...

Somo offers ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal during February

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging has launched its ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal for...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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...

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The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...