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Castle Trust Bank adds to bridging sales team

Castle Trust Bank has expanded its sales team with the recruitment of Barry Ireland...

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust revise criteria

Central Trust and Mercantile Trust, the intermediary lending brands of the Norfolk Capital Group...

Sundeep Patel to join UTB tomorrow

United Trust Bank (UTB) recently revealed that it had appointed Sundeep Patel as director...

Mint Property Finance streamlines legal process

Mint Property Finance has streamlined its legal procedures, with its panel of solicitors now...

New risk chief for TAB

Bridging lender TAB has appointed Jason Shead as the new chief risk officer. Shead (pictured)...

Brilliant Solutions removes upfront bridging and commercial fees

Brilliant Solutions has revised its bridging and commercial offering to ensure clients pay no...

Spring Finance secures second bridging funding line

Specialist lender Spring Finance has completed on a funding line with Hampshire Trust Bank...

Brightstar to hold free broker webinars

Brightstar Financial has introduced a series of free webinars to provide brokers with the...

One Stop Business Finance secures Shawbrook facility boost

Specialist lender, One Stop Business Finance, has secured an extension of up to £4...

Bridging lender sells off minority stake

MT Finance has revealed that an American investment company focusing on fixed-income investments has...

Catalyst appoints intermediary relationship manager

Catalyst has appointed Ciaran Courtney as a new intermediary relationship manager. Courtney joins the specialist...

Assetz Capital appoints development specialist

Assetz Capital has appointed Sinead Moynihan as relationship director. In her new role, Moynihan...

Aspen sees rise in overseas bridging enquiries

Aspen Bridging has completed its latest foreign national purchase bridge in 20 days, having...

CapitalRise reaches originations milestone

Prime property finance firm CapitalRise has originated more than £200m in loans, funding developments...

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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...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...