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Mint Property Finance appoints head of sales

Specialist finance lender, Mint Property Finance, has welcomed Steve Smith to the business as...

Somo launches ‘One Month Interest Free’ offer

Somo Bridging is relaunching its exclusive ‘one month interest free’ deal for clients of...

UTB appoints head of regulated underwriting for bridging

United Trust Bank (UTB) has promoted Becky Kidby to the senior role of head...

Catalyst brings back 80% LTV specialist bridging

Specialist property finance lender, Catalyst, is returning to 80% LTV specialist bridging. Previously, the...

MFS becomes full member of IMLA

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has become the latest full member to join the Intermediary...

Adam Tyler joins Black & White Bridging

Adam Tyler has been appointed as director of intermediaries at Black & White Bridging. He...

Roma Finance appoints commercial director

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Allison as commercial director. Allison (pictured) joined Roma as...

Saxon Trust launches new website

Specialist development and bridging lender Saxon Trust has launched a new website to support...

Alternative Bridging Corporation makes London sales appointment

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its sales team for London & South East, with...

Black & White Bridging appoints NED

Specialist short-term lender, Black & White Bridging, has announced the appointment of Mike Ellwood...

Somo completes second charge loan in 20 days

Somo Bridging recently completed a second charge loan in March 2023, taking 20 working...

Signature records record first quarter

Signature Property Finance has posted a record first quarter lending figure of £26.6 million....

Hodge doubles development finance maximum transaction size

Hodge is doubling the maximum lending amount per single transaction across its existing range...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports 26% YOY growth

Crystal Specialist Finance has reported year-on-year completion growth of 26%, with ongoing enquiries up...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

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...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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