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MFS joins The Money Group panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined The Money Group’s (TMG) panel of lenders. The...

United Trust Bank reveals record pretax profits

United Trust Bank (UTB) increased profit before tax by 35% in 2022 to £60.2m,...

Aspen completes £2.25m sales bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.25m loan for an existing client after the developer’s...

ASTL and FIBA ready to launch CPSP learning programme

The ASTL and FIBA have confirmed that the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance...

HTB completes £7.5m development exit loan

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided one of the North West’s largest property developers...

TAB relaunches fixed rate residential bridging loans

Bridging lender TAB is reintroducing fixed rates for first charge residential bridging loans. Residential bridging...

OSB Group unveils new charity partner

OSB Group has announced its new charity partner for the next two years. Following...

Roma Finance becomes sole sponsor of Property Elevator

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has announces a new partnership with Property Elevator, the show...

MFS secures £500m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £500 million of new institutional funding which will...

BFS makes three new hires

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has announced three new key appointments. Debbie Range, Adam Bluma and...

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes new FIBA lender partner

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

LendInvest partners with Primis

LendInvest has launched a new partnership with Primis Mortgage Network to provide members with...

Spring Finance launches AVMs and reduces bridging pricing

Spring Finance has announced the introduction of automated valuations (AVMs) for bridging loans. The use...

Hampshire Trust Bank appoints bridging BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Herbie Bone as a business...

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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