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Bridge Help makes business development hire

Tracey Vaughan is the latest appointment to Bridge Help’s business development team. The Chesterfield-based...

Aspen completes £1.5m bridge-to-let in Mayfair

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £1.5m gross bridge-to-let application on a luxury two-bedroom...

MFS secures £250m funding

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £250 million of new funding from an institutional...

Spring Finance launches specialist bridging to whole of market

After a three-month pilot, Spring Finance is launching its specialist bridging proposition to the...

Together lends £300m in one month

Specialist lender Together has broken its all-time lending record for the second month in...

West One Loans appoints two new bridging BDMs

West One Loans has appointed two new business development managers as part of a...

£4m shopping centre deal saved from collapse

SPF Short Term Finance has rescued an investor purchasing a £4 million shopping centre...

Alternative Bridging takes approach to Scotland

Alternative Bridging Corporation has bolstered its lending proposition for Scotland. The short-term lender is...

J.P. Morgan provides MT Finance with BTL funding line

MT Finance has agreed a forward flow agreement with J.P. Morgan to support the...

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services adds Hope Capital to panel

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has unveiled a partnership with specialist bridging loan provider,...

New marketing and products manager at Hope Capital 

Hope Capital has appointed Sarah Butler as the firm’s new marketing and products manager. Butler...

Impact Specialist Finance added to Paradigm panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to the packager panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services,...

SoMo launches ‘One Month Interest Free’ option

In what it claims is an industry first, bridging lender SoMo has launched a...

Spring Finance hires new bridging underwriter

Spring Finance has appointed Jordan Lapid as an underwriter to work within the specialist...

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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...