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Catalyst offering 2.50% proc fees

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, is offering all intermediaries a Spring incentive with enhanced 2.50%...

Record month helps Signature break lending target

Signature Property Finance has reported a record year for short-term property loans as it...

Mint completes standard bridge in eight days

Mint Property Finance has provided a standard bridging loan for a client, following them...

MFS unveils new variable rate bridging deals

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched a new range of variable rate bridging products. The...

Castle Trust Bank hires new regional account manager

Castle Trust Bank has added to its sales team and coverage with the recruitment...

Allsop joins the ASTL

Property consultancy Allsop has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of...

HTB appoints bridging BDM for London & Home Counties

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Alex McMillen as business development...

Hope Capital donates over £18k to local breast cancer charity

Liverpool-based bridging lender, Hope Capital has bolstered the support it provides to the Sunshine...

MFS completes £18.4m major refurbishment loan

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has delivered an £18.4 million bridging loan to enable a...

Assetz Capital completes its largest ever development facility

Assetz Capital has originated its largest ever funding package, a £13.26m development facility to...

UTB appoints bridging BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Michael Macleod as business development manager in its...

Aspen saves renovation with £1.275m bridge

Aspen Bridging has funded an experienced developer’s latest project after the previous lender kept...

ASTL reveals date for Annual Conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date for its Annual...

Specialist Finance Centre hires recruitment director

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced the appointment of Joe Dillon as its recruitment...

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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