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Whistleblower laments regulatory failures over Tiuta collapse

A whistleblower has accused the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and its successor, the Financial...

Glenhawk expands BDM team

Glenhawk has appointed Alex Robertson and Harleigh French to lead its internal telephone business...

Hilco completes £17m bridge for London developer

Bridging lender Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided a property developer with a...

KSEYE launches festive rate cut offer

Bridging lender, KSEYE, has introduced a seasonal special offer with reduced rates across its...

Rise expected in bridging capital investment

The recent BDLA Annual Conference heard the view that capital investment in bridging lending...

Suros Capital funds private school fee VAT liability

Suros Capital has helped parents fund the VAT that the government has added to...

Black & White Bridging supports St Helens’ tyre garage growth

Black & White Bridging has helped Stone Tyres fulfil its expansion plans with a...

Aspen provides foreign national with £7.8m residential bridge

Aspen has provided finance for a high net worth individual with a £7,825,000 residential...

Pluto expands development lending to Wales

Pluto Finance is targeting at least £50m of lending in Wales next year. The specialist...

Hope Capital unveils clean credit loan

Hope Capital has launched a new product for borrowers with 'good' or 'excellent' credit. The...

Catalyst reduces property finance rates

Catalyst Property Finance has lowered rates across its property finance range, including lower-cost loans...

ASG Finance’s new short-term rates from 0.6%

ASG Finance has reduced rates across its product range and unveiled a new bridging...

Hilco provides £2.3m bridge to developer

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £2.3m loan to Zentra Group, a...

Mortimer Street Capital completes £27.5m commercial refinance

Mortimer Street Capital (MSC) has completed its largest deal to date since launching in...

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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