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Fiduciam welcomes new general counsel

Fiduciam has announced the appointment of Borja as General Counsel. De Ramon (pictured) has...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds MFS to lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its lender panel. MFS is...

Funding 365 secures new £200m funding line

Funding 365 has completed an additional £200 million+ funding line with a global investment...

Somo cuts rates across all products

In response to falling inflation rates, Somo Bridging has reduced all rates with immediate...

LendInvest Mortgages launches bridging Black Friday sale

LendInvest Mortgages has launched its inaugural Black Friday sale on its bridging range, offering...

Greenfield Mortgages reduces bridging rates

Greenfield Mortgages has announced a rate reduction for its bridging loans, which now start...

Converting the bridging opportunities

Given the sustained lull in the overall volume of property-related transactions over the course...

Paragon Structured Lending completes £55m in new financing agreements

Paragon Bank’s Structured Lending division has completed £55 million of new finance facilities in...

Former Spring CEO launches new short-term lender

Gavin Diamond has announced the launch of a new specialist short-term lender, Inspired Lending. The...

MHBS expands bridging team

Market Harborough Building Society has added another dedicated underwriter to its bridging finance team...

MT Finance secures new revolving credit facility

Investment manager, Triple Point, and MT Finance have agreed a £30m corporate revolving credit...

Roma Finance sees record month for new business

Roma Finance has reported that it achieved its record month in October following the...

Aspen Bridging appoints head of sales

Aspen Bridging has appointed Rory Cleary as its new head of sales. Cleary (pictured), who...

ASTL reports bridging loan book high

Bridging loan books reached a new record high in third quarter of 2023, according...

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...

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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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