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UTB Bridging provides £1.2m heavy refurb loan

United Trust Bank (UTB) Bridging has completed a £1.2 million heavy refurbishment loan to...

Perenna in Brilliant partnership

Perenna has established a new partnership with distributor/packager Brilliant Solutions. The arrangement expands its broker...

Together welcomes new distributor partners and national account manager

Together has announced two new partnerships with New Leaf and Brilliant Solutions. The pair are...

United Trust Bank appoints senior director

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting housebuilders and developers operating in the South of...

Hope Capital launches fast-track bridging

Hope Capital has introduced a residential fast-track bridging loan, designed to help homebuyers secure...

Bridging loan books surpass £10bn

UK bridging lending has reached a new milestone, with loan books exceeding £10 billion...

The future of bridging: what 2025 has in store

The bridging finance industry is a vital component of the property market, offering flexible...

Blackfinch Property finances sustainable mixed-use commercial development

Blackfinch Property has provided a £2.1 million development loan to initiate the first phase...

Pluto Finance unveils new pricing structure for landlord product

Pluto Finance has revised its pricing for its Landlord Solutions product, with fixed rates...

UTB opens Manchester office to strengthen northern lending operations

United Trust Bank (UTB) has opened a new office in Manchester’s Hardman Square, as...

Castle Trust Bank strengthens bridging team and enhances proposition

Castle Trust Bank has made a series of strategic changes to its bridging finance...

Mera funds Greyfriars House acquisition in Reading

Real estate lender Mera Investment Management has provided an acquisition facility to enable the...

Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates across purchase and BTL ranges

Virgin Money will introduce a series of mortgage rate reductions on Tuesday 18 February,...

Inspired Lending provides £4m redevelopment loan for Grade II-listed portfolio

Specialist lender Inspired Lending has completed a £4 million structured funding facility for the...

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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