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MFS secures £500m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £500 million of new institutional funding which will...

BFS makes three new hires

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced three new key appointments. Debbie Range, Adam Bluma and...

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes new FIBA lender partner

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

LendInvest partners with Primis

LendInvest has launched a new partnership with Primis Mortgage Network to provide members with...

Spring Finance launches AVMs and reduces bridging pricing

Spring Finance has announced the introduction of automated valuations (AVMs) for bridging loans. The use...

Hampshire Trust Bank appoints bridging BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Herbie Bone as a business...

Catalyst offering 2.50% proc fees

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, is offering all intermediaries a Spring incentive with enhanced 2.50%...

Record month helps Signature break lending target

Signature Property Finance has reported a record year for short-term property loans as it...

Mint completes standard bridge in eight days

Mint Property Finance has provided a standard bridging loan for a client, following them...

MFS unveils new variable rate bridging deals

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched a new range of variable rate bridging products. The...

Castle Trust Bank hires new regional account manager

Castle Trust Bank has added to its sales team and coverage with the recruitment...

Allsop joins the ASTL

Property consultancy Allsop has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of...

HTB appoints bridging BDM for London & Home Counties

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Alex McMillen as business development...

Hope Capital donates over £18k to local breast cancer charity

Liverpool-based bridging lender, Hope Capital has bolstered the support it provides to the Sunshine...

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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...

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...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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Knowledge Bank unveils affordability calculator for brokers

Knowledge Bank has broadened its scope beyond criteria with the launch of a new...

South drives first annual asking house price fall since 2024

Asking prices for homes in Great Britain have slipped into annual decline for the...

Rents fall as inflationary pressures mount

Tenants are beginning to feel some respite as rents across Great Britain fall at...

Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation proves sticky

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 4% this week...