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Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

ASTL makes new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the appointment of two new...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Hope Capital reveals promotions and hires

Hope Capital has announced changes to its sales team to strengthen its proposition. Kim...

Castle Trust Bank cuts term rate and revises bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has lowered the five-year fixed rate on its TermTen range from...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

Mint Property Finance expands underwriting team

Mint Property Finance has welcomed two new team members to its underwriting department. The first...

Q2 drop in bridging loan demand

Latest Bridging Trends research has revealed that consumer caution in taking on unnecessary debt...

HTB appoints new BDM for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Ross Sheppard as business development...

Aspen completes £2m finish & exit deal in under three weeks

Bridging lender, Aspen, has revealed that an experienced developer is utilising a £2m, 80%...

Signature returns to its Welsh roots

Signature Property Finance has returned to its roots, with new offices in Nantgarw, Cardiff,...

ASTL: bridging loans books at all-time high

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that its members' bridging loan...

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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...