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HTB funds £7m portfolio purchase

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a £7 million bridging loan to help fund...

Pivot boosts funding 50%

Development lender Pivot has arranged an increase of 50% in its lending capacity from...

KSEYE welcomes two new recruits to sales team

KSEYE has appointed two new experienced business development managers (BDMs) to its sales team. Bethan...

Lendco joins PMS lender panel

PMS Mortgage Club has added specialist buy-to-let and bridging lender Lendco to its panel. It...

UTB’s bridging rates now from 0.58% pcm

United Trust Bank Bridging has rate reductions across its range of regulated and unregulated...

Signature in charity partnership with special school

Short-term lender, Signature Property Finance, has announced a charity partnership with Ysgol Ty Coch,...

Castle Trust Bank expands sales team

Castle Trust Bank has grown its sales team with the addition of Tyrone Alexander...

Inspired Lending become BDLA member

Inspired Lending has become the latest short-term lender to join the Bridging & Development...

First-time buyers warned over auction risks amid stamp duty rush

With the stamp duty deadline fast approaching, industry figures are warning that a growing...

Market Financial Solutions’ loan book hits £2.4bn mark

Market Financial Solutions has revealed that its loan book has surpassed its £2 billion...

Black & White Bridging completes complex refinance transaction

Black & White Bridging has completed its first refinance transaction of a specialist asset. The...

Bridging finance for investment overtaking chain breaks

A forecasted 25% increase in bridging finance over the next five years, in what...

Inspired Lending loans £400k for Devon commercial refurbishment project

Short-term lender Inspired Lending has provided a £400,000 funding facility to support the refurbishment...

Saible joins BDLA

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

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Foundation backs complex Oxfordshire holiday-let purchase

Foundation has provided a £153,700 mortgage for an experienced landlord buying a newly developed...

Openwork adds Perenna and West One to mortgage panel

The Openwork Partnership has added Perenna and West One to its mortgage lending panel,...

Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% as energy risks cloud outlook

The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 3.75% amid concern that higher...

TML and Bluestone cut selected residential mortgage rates

The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages have reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up...

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