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Enra Specialist Finance reports record results

Enra Specialist Finance has announced record performance in the year to 31 December 2022....

Black & White Bridging expands into Scotland

Bridging lender, Black & White, has expanded its reach into Scotland. This expansion has...

Tuscan Capital recruits regional sales manager for the south

Tuscan Capital has announced that Mason Ward has joined the lender as a regional...

Glenhawk launches new free valuation promotion

Glenhawk has unveiled a new free valuation promotion, focused on reducing the up-front cost...

HTB appoints head of sales for bridging finance

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Lorenzo Satchell as head of...

Fiduciam provides £25m committed property portfolio acquisition facility

Fiduciam provided a £25 million committed portfolio acquisition facility to a property investor over...

Aspen completes £2.5m refinance deal in 10 working days

Aspen Bridging has concluded its busiest calendar year-to-date with a £2,572,500 gross residential refinance...

Black & White Bridging hires marketing & comms manager

Black & White Bridging has announced the appointment of Bret Jackson as marketing &...

Catalyst sees 2022 lending rise by 17%

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, has announced that it made more loans in 2022 than...

Spring Finance completes urgent £1.7m bridge

Spring Finance and Finspace have partnered to complete a £1.7m regulated bridging loan to...

Somo reveals 20% growth in 2022

Somo Bridging has announced that 2022 was its most successful year to date with...

Tuscan Capital appoints regional sales manager

Tuscan Capital has announced that Sherice Neil has joined the lender as a regional...

Recognise Bank secures £25m investment

SME lender and savings provider Recognise Bank has conditionally raised a further £25 million...

Sancus appoints BDM

Mark Corfield has joined the Sancus Lending (UK) business development team, reporting to UK...

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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