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West One unveils bridging tracker range

West One Loans has launched a new bridging product range with variable interest rates...

ASTL outlines Annual Conference agenda

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the agenda for its Annual...

Tuscan Capital unveils bank base rate tracker option

Tuscan Capital has announced the launch of a new base rate tracker option. The new...

Mercantile Trust unveils its bridging offering into Northern Ireland

Mercantile Trust has expanded its bridging proposition into Northern Ireland. This marks the next phase...

Saxon Trust unveils cashback offer

Saxon Trust is offering borrowers an exclusive on its development exit product range. For every...

Q2 recovery for bridging market

Bridging applications, completions and loan books all recovered in the second quarter of 2022,...

SoMo launches August Bank Holiday sale

Specialist lending firm, SoMo Bridging, is offering a reduced lock-in fee from £350 to...

Black Book Finance hires real estate specialist

Hiren Depala has joined Black Book Finance as a real estate specialist. Depala (pictured) has...

14% rise in bridging finance activity

Latest Bridging Trends research has shown that the bridging loan sector continued to perform...

Aspen saves auction deposit with road trip

Aspen Bridging made to a 175-mile in-person round trip to collect legal documents to...

MFS secures £125m in increased funding

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £125 million of funding from an investment bank...

Black Book Finance arranges £13.5m deal with TAB

Black Book Finance has closed a £13.5m loan facility with bridging lender TAB for...

Kuflink simplifies valuation process

Kuflink has further enhanced its criteria with the introduction of self-instructed AVMs via Hometrack...

Mint Property Finance secures block bridging facility from Aldermore

Aldermore bank has provided a block bridging facility to Mint Property Finance. Up until...

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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...