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KSEYE celebrates thousandth deal

Bridging loan provider KSEYE has reached the milestone of 1,000 deals with the provision...

Mera Investment Management improves large loan rates

Mera Investment Management has revised rates on its loan facilities of £20m and above. The...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.2m semi-commercial bridge

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial bridging loan to facilitate the...

Suros Capital increases introducer commission to 3%

Suros Capital, the short-term lender which uses luxury assets as security, is offering brokers...

Why originality should be the gold standard in 2025

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. With...

TAB bolsters senior leadership team

TAB has announced the promotion of Andy Reid to sales director. This promotion is part...

RAW Capital Partners joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of specialist and buy-to-let lender, RAW Capital Partners, to...

StreamBank appoints new BDM for London & South

StreamBank has announced the appointment of Aiman Maklad as business development manager (BDM) for...

Assetz Capital to increase focus on London and South East dev finance

Assetz Capital has revealed that it is extending its focus in London and the...

End of Tuscan Capital brand as Allica completes integration

Short-term lender Tuscan Capital has now been fully integrated into the Allica Bank brand...

UTB appoints bridging BDM for the North

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Gemma Roberts as business development manager (BDM) for...

54 promotions at Market Financial Solutions

Short-term lender Market Financial Solutions has promoted 54 members of staff. Its team has now...

A promising outlook for the UK bridging finance market

The UK bridging finance market has seen significant growth in recent years, reaching an...

HTB completes £3.3m development exit

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a £3.3 million development exit facility. It allowed an...

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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