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Mint Property Finance makes bridging underwriter appointment

Mint Property Finance has welcomed Hannah Lamb to the business as a bridging underwriter. Joining...

Aspen completes 80% LTV refurb bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed its first case at the reintroduced 80% LTV on its...

Mint Property Finance makes senior BDM appointment

Mint Property Finance has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Simon Micklethwaite...

MFS secures £400m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £400 million of new institutional funding. The new...

Paula Purdy joins United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Paula Purdy as head of sales for bridging...

Glenhawk launches further free valuation promotion

Glenhawk has revealed its latest free valuation promotion, aimed at reducing up-front funding costs...

MFS to freeze all bridging rates until end of July

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has committed to freezing its bridging rates despite the Bank...

Spring Finance completes £835k re-bridge in under two weeks

Spring Finance and Newable Commercial Finance have completed an £835,000 regulated re-bridge which completed...

Black & White Bridging funds church conversion

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has provided an £880,000 facility to support the...

Kuflink sets £500m loan book target

Kuflink’s peer to peer (P2P) division is working closely with its short-term bridging operation...

Colenko appoints head of sales for bridging and development

Colenko has appointed Mark Marlow as head of sales for bridging and development. Marlow (pictured)...

Somo sees business boost from latest promotion

Somo Bridging has reported that last month was its best month ever for business....

Mercantile Trust offers free EPC guide amid lack of awareness over new rules

Mercantile Trust has published research which indicates a lack of awareness among brokers and...

Roma Finance launches brand refresh

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has refreshed its branding with the strapline #LovetoLend. It is using...

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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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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...

Fear of rejection deters thousands from applying for a mortgage

More than a third of would-be homebuyers say the fear of being rejected is...

Foundation Home Loans expands buy-to-let criteria to include social housing lettings

Foundation Home Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to accept single household properties let...

Pepper Money appoints new BDM in second charge team

Pepper Money has promoted Nicholas East to business development manager in its second charge...