Specialist

Black & White Bridging appoints new lending manager

Black & White Bridging has appointed Susan Ansermoz as its new lending manager. Ansermoz (pictured)...

HREF hires senior business development consultant

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has appointed Simon Pollins to join its expanding UK...

United Trust Bank unveils new brand identity

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced its new brand identity, based on the belief...

Quarterly growth in bridging completions and loan books

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has reported an increase in applications, completions...

Brightstar outlines Specialist Lending Expo panel discussions

The Brightstar Group has revealed the line-up for the two key panel discussions at...

Inspired Lending funds Bristol mixed-use property development

Short-term lender, Inspired Lending, has provided an £844,000 loan to facilitate the purchase and redevelopment...

London Credit to cut rates this week

Short-term lender, London Credit, is to introduce new product rates on Friday, 8 November. It...

Aspen provides £3m bridge-to-let on 13 Bath flats

Aspen has completed a £3m bridge-to-let for the purchase and renovation of a block...

HTB introduces heavy refurb product to bridging offering

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has added a new heavy refurbishment product to its bridging...

Brightstar Group launches the Specialist Lending Expo

The Brightstar Group has announced a new event - the Specialist Lending Expo -...

Black & White Bridging appoints lending manager

Black & White Bridging has appointed Najma Hashime as its new lending manager. Hashime (pictured)...

Norton Broker Services arranges £244k mid-conversion bridge

Norton Broker Services has completed a complex bridging loan valued at £244,000 to assist...

Jamie Jolly quits HTB bridging role

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced that Jamie Jolly has decided to step down...

London Credit launches development finance pilot

London Credit has introduced a pilot of its development finance offering up to 70%...

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...

Latest news

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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