Specialist

Record year for Truffle’s bridging operation

Truffle Specialist Finance has revealed that 2023 was a record year for its bridging...

Precise Mortgages expands heavy refurbishment bridging criteria

Precise Mortgages has broadened its scope for heavy refurbishment cases as well as unveiling...

Roma Finance reveals redemptions record

Roma Finance has reported a record month of redemptions for volume and value in...

Somo offers ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal during February

Specialist lending firm Somo Bridging has launched its ‘One Month Interest Free’ deal for...

MFS unveils valuation fee refund initiative

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) is to provide a full refund on valuation fees for...

London Credit extends valuation fee promotion

London Credit has extended its promotion to refund 100% of the valuation fee on...

Paradigm bolsters bridging finance lender panel

Paradigm has added residential and commercial bridging loan provider TAB to its lender panel. ...

New specialist real estate advisory business launches

Mortimer Street Capital has launched as a specialist real estate advisory business providing clients...

Suros Capital sees enquiry growth for tax bills

Suros Capital has revealed an increase in applications for urgent funding to pay tax...

Shawbrook cuts rates across its real estate product offering

Shawbrook has announced a wide range of rate reductions across its real estate product...

LendInvest Mortgages launches new bridge products

LendInvest Mortgages has launched two new 85% LTV products that support borrowers looking to...

MFS reveals 49 internal promotions in 2023

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed that 49 team members gained promotions in 2023,...

Brightstar partners with LIBF to deliver CPSP

The Brightstar Group is adopting a group-wide strategy to support team members achieve the...

Alternative Bridging offers refunded valuation and legal fees

Alternative Bridging Corporation has introduced its 'Winter Promotion' offering to refund valuation and lender...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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