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ScotLend partners with Brickflow to expand bridging finance offering

ScotLend has announced a partnership with property finance marketplace Brickflow to broaden its reach...

Pivot Finance provides £3m bridge for Southampton student accommodation development

Pivot Finance has provided a £3m land bridge facility to support the acquisition of...

HTB provides Homes by Honey with £25m facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has structured a £25 million revolving facility to support the...

Tenn launches new capital facility across the UK

TENN has announced the launch of its new capital facility for the UK market,...

HREF completes first loan in Ireland

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed its first loan in the Republic of...

All CPSP passes for Brightstar employee cohort

The Brightstar Group has achieved a 100% pass rate for team members undertaking the...

What Poundland teaches us about bridging the value gap

When Poundland was founded, the vision was simple: make shopping an easy, transparent, and...

Funding 365 unveils new rates from 0.69%

Funding 365 has cut rates for its unregulated Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment products. Both...

Colenko appoints business development manager for London & South

Colenko has appointed Lee Moran as a business development manager (BDM), covering London and...

Bridging finance market shows resilience and efficiency gains in 2024

The UK bridging finance sector demonstrated strong performance in 2024, maintaining steady lending volumes...

Spring Finance acquires Masthaven Finance

Spring Finance's chief executive and owner, Andrew Bloom, has completed his acquisition of Masthaven...

HNW bridging lender appoints chief commercial officer

Tenn has appointed Chris Wright as chief commercial officer. As part of the appointment, Wright...

Belleveue Mortlakes joins BDLA

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors has become the latest associate member of the Bridging &...

Aspen provides foreign applicant with £2.8m bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £2,815,000 residential purchase deal. The loan was to a...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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