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Clever Lending packages regulated holiday let development bridge

Clever Lending has packaged a £180,000 regulated bridging facility for a broker’s clients who...

Most popular types of specialist property investment revealed

Castle Trust Bank has established that refurbishments, HMOs and MUFBs have been the most...

Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

ASTL makes new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the appointment of two new...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Hope Capital reveals promotions and hires

Hope Capital has announced changes to its sales team to strengthen its proposition. Kim...

Castle Trust Bank cuts term rate and revises bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has lowered the five-year fixed rate on its TermTen range from...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

Mint Property Finance expands underwriting team

Mint Property Finance has welcomed two new team members to its underwriting department. The first...

Q2 drop in bridging loan demand

Latest Bridging Trends research has revealed that consumer caution in taking on unnecessary debt...

HTB appoints new BDM for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Ross Sheppard as business development...

Aspen completes £2m finish & exit deal in under three weeks

Bridging lender, Aspen, has revealed that an experienced developer is utilising a £2m, 80%...

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

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

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