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Spring Finance completes first bridging loan

Spring Finance has successfully completed its first bridging loan. Following Spring’s recent pilot launch this...

Bridging Finance Solutions appoints BDM

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has added property lending and risk specialist Phil Wragg to...

LendInvest adds new products to bridging proposition 

LendInvest has launched a new refurbishment product, as the lender has reported an increase...

Sancus appoints business development manager

Sancus has appointed Clare Cuff as business development manager (BDM). She joins the London-based company...

Aspen completes £5.2m heavy works bridge-to-let deal

Aspen Bridging has completed a £5.2m Heavy Works bridge-to-let at 75%, inclusive of 100%...

Recognise Bank promotes Meigh to director role

James Meigh has been appointed by Recognise Bank as its director, business development. Meigh (pictured) was...

Kuflink helps landlord with five-day bridging completion

Kuflink has helped a landlord client to refinance a property from its existing short-term...

Bridging Trends see quarterly rise in gross lending

The latest Bridging Trends data has shown that gross bridging lending from the contributors hit...

TAB launches tracker bridging loan

TAB has introduced a tracker bridging loan to sit alongside its traditional, fixed-rate, short-term loans. The...

Lack of bridging knowledge not denting willingness to provide advice

83% of brokers offer bridging finance to their clients, even though only 67% claim...

Alternative Bridging makes junior marketing hire

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its marketing team with the appointment of a new...

Together reveals record bridging lending

Together has provided more than £103m in short-term commercial finance in a single month. The...

Aspen appoints graduates into underwriter roles

Aspen Bridging has appointed Richard Tweddle and Sinead McMurray as underwriters via its graduate...

Bridging “a lottery for brokers and clients”

Black & White Bridging has said that brokers should be able to demand certainty...

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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...