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Mercantile Trust offers free EPC guide amid lack of awareness over new rules

Mercantile Trust has published research which indicates a lack of awareness among brokers and...

Roma Finance launches brand refresh

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has refreshed its branding with the strapline #LovetoLend. It is using...

Black & White Bridging appoints lending manager

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has appointed Jess Caton as lending manager. Caton (pictured)...

Hodge joins FIBA as lender partner

Hodge is joining the Finance Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) as its new lending...

Q1 growth in bridging lending

Bridging completions, applications and loan books continued to increase in the first quarter 2023,...

Glenhawk reports record month of lending

Glenhawk has reported a record month of lending in May, providing £54 million of...

Black & White Bridging celebrates 10th birthday

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging is celebrating turning 10 years old this month....

Roma Finance appoints business development manager

Roma Finance has appointed Claudine Reynolds as business development manager (BDM) for the North. ...

TAB becomes NACFB patron

Specialist lender TAB has become the latest patron of the National Association of Commercial...

Aspen completes complex £1.1m bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a 73% LTV, £1.1m No Valuation facility in just over...

JMT Finance unveils bridging finance proposition

JMT Finance has extended its lending proposition into the bridging finance sector. The privately...

Colenko joins ASTL

Colenko has become the latest lender member to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders...

Don’t overlook the strengths of the regulated bridging loan

There’s no denying the success of the bridging sector over recent years. It has...

Catalyst completes bridging loan in three hours

Catalyst has announced its fastest ever completion of a bridging loan in three hours. ...

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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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

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...

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