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Roma Finance launches RomaFLOW deals and desktop vals

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has launched a RomaFLOW bridging product range and desktop valuations. ...

Mercantile Trust introduces Express Bridge

Mercantile Trust has launched a new bridging finance option for when speed is crucial. ...

Orbis Protect joins ASTL

Orbis Protect, a provider of vacant property, asset security and people protection services, has...

Hope Capital unveils new auction proposition

Hope Capital has unveiled a new offer designed for auction purchases. The lender is reducing...

Hope Capital simplifies product proposition

Short-term lender, Hope Capital, has streamlined its proposition to make it easier for brokers...

Somo becomes NACFB patron

Somo Bridging has become a patron lender of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

UTB makes two bridging servicing appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made two new appointments in its bridging servicing team. Adetayo...

Shawbrook provides fast £80k bridging refinance

Shawbrook has provided an unregulated bridging loan to support a client seeking to raise...

Envelop reports longer-term specialist business uplift from rebrand

Envelop has reported a "substantial" uplift in the amount of longer-term specialist business written...

Black & White Bridging appoints director of business development

Black & White Bridging has announced the appointment of bridging professional, Danny Power, as...

A specialist approach to bolstering revenue shortfalls

The housing and mortgage markets continue to generate a huge amount of column inches,...

Hampshire Trust Bank finances £800k semi-commercial bridge

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has facilitated a £800k semi-commercial bridging loan which allows the...

Mercantile Trust funds £65k bridge in three days

Mercantile Trust, the specialist bridging and buy-to-let lender, has provided a bridging facility in...

Catalyst appoints new servicing manager

Catalyst, the short-term property finance lender, has announced the appointment of Sophie Rose as...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...