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Saible joins BDLA

Saible has become the latest firm to join the Bridging & Development Lenders Association...

Delivering a one-stop shop for brokers

In property finance, no two journeys are the same. Investors might start with bridging...

HTB adds AVM option to bridging proposition

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has introduced an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) option to its...

Aspen completes bridge in five days to meet purchase deadline

Bridging lender Aspen ensured completion of a £455,000 bridge in five days because its...

Precise unveils developer exit and cuts bridging rates

Precise has reduced rates across its complete bridging range, as well as introducing a...

Aldermore funds four South West residential schemes

Aldermore has completed has provided a multi-million pound loan to Bathford Investments, which provided...

KSEYE celebrates thousandth deal

Bridging loan provider KSEYE has reached the milestone of 1,000 deals with the provision...

Mera Investment Management improves large loan rates

Mera Investment Management has revised rates on its loan facilities of £20m and above. The...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.2m semi-commercial bridge

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial bridging loan to facilitate the...

Suros Capital increases introducer commission to 3%

Suros Capital, the short-term lender which uses luxury assets as security, is offering brokers...

Why originality should be the gold standard in 2025

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. With...

TAB bolsters senior leadership team

TAB has announced the promotion of Andy Reid to sales director. This promotion is part...

RAW Capital Partners joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist and buy-to-let lender, RAW Capital Partners, to...

StreamBank appoints new BDM for London & South

StreamBank has announced the appointment of Aiman Maklad as business development manager (BDM) for...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

Latest news

Price cuts signal more competitive market for brokers

House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher...

Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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