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London Credit ups semi-commercial LTV

London Credit has announced a five percentage point rise in the maximum loan to...

Pivot welcomes new relationship manager

Specialist bridging and development finance lender Pivot has added Georgie Crocker to its expanding...

Merryoaks arranges £5.9m Essex development deal

Merryoaks Property Finance has announced the completion of a £5.9m development loan with United...

United Trust Bank reports record loan book for 2024

United Trust Bank (UTB) closed 2024 on a strong note, reporting robust financial performance...

Black & White Bridging joins Brightstar panel

Black & White Bridging has been added to the lending panel of the Brightstar...

‭Colenko becomes NACFB lender patron

Colenko has joined the National Association of Commercial‬‭ Finance Brokers (NACFB) as a patron...

Funding 365 unveils new rate for Stepped Rate Bridge

Funding 365 has introduced new rates for its Stepped Rate Bridge product. Pricing starts at...

Jamie Jolly joins Hilco Real Estate Finance

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has appointed Jamie Jolly as managing director for the...

Hope Capital records best volumes for 18 months

Hope Capital has reported a record month for business following the introduction of its...

District & County Investments joins BDLA

District & County Investments has become the latest lender to join the Bridging &...

Inspired Lending funds industrial site acquisition

Inspired Lending has completed a £2.4 million bridging facility to facilitate the acquisition of...

ASG Finance launches HNW funding offering

ASG Finance, a provider of commercial bridging solutions, has launched Base Rate Beater secured...

Suros Capital provides finance for new art gallery

Suros Capital, the luxury asset-backed short-term lender, has provided finance to support the opening...

HREF completes £14.2m development exit loan

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided a £14.2m development exit loan to Torsion...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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