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StreamBank joins ASTL

StreamBank has become the latest lender member of the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL). ...

Precise Mortgages rebrands to Precise

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new brand image with an updated identity: Precise. New broker...

Glenhawk cuts unregulated valuation and legal fees

Glenhawk has launched a new promotion to offer borrowers free legal and valuation fees. ...

Spring Finance makes bridging and mortgage team appointments

Spring Finance has made a number of hires following a record-breaking month of lending...

Aspen Bridging makes two sales appointments

Aspen Bridging has announced the expansion of its sales team with two new appointments. Ian...

KSEYE appoints new BDM for South England & South Wales

KSEYE has promoted Nathan Thorne to the role of business development manager (BDM) for...

London Credit extends scope of Best 4 U campaign

London Credit has extended its Best 4 U promotion to commercial and semi-commercial loans. ...

The Loans Engine joins Paradigm’s referral partner panel

Paradigm has added specialist finance broker, The Loans Engine, to its referral partner panel. ...

Key promotions at Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has made a series of promotions across its risk, underwriting and credit...

UTB posts £87.5m operating profit for 2023

United Trust Bank (UTB) has published its Annual Report & Accounts for the year...

London Credit promotion lets brokers structure their loan solution

London Credit has launched its Best 4 U promotion that lets brokers choose the...

Reasons to be positive

The first two months of 2024 have certainly been more positive for the market...

Bridging Finance Solutions boosts BDM team

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has added short term finance specialist, Andy Morgan, to its...

Brightstar renews Source deal with Twenty7tec

The Brightstar Group has renewed its Source license agreement with technology provider, Twenty7tec. The...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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