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Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

ASTL makes new executive board appointments

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the appointment of two new...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

Maximising returns in a challenging market  

Given the continued uncertainty in the mortgage market and wider UK economy, reports of...

PMS Mortgage Club adds Market Harborough to panel

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Market Harborough Building Society...

Hope Capital reveals promotions and hires

Hope Capital has announced changes to its sales team to strengthen its proposition. Kim...

Castle Trust Bank cuts term rate and revises bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has lowered the five-year fixed rate on its TermTen range from...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

Mint Property Finance expands underwriting team

Mint Property Finance has welcomed two new team members to its underwriting department. The first...

Q2 drop in bridging loan demand

Latest Bridging Trends research has revealed that consumer caution in taking on unnecessary debt...

HTB appoints new BDM for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Ross Sheppard as business development...

Aspen completes £2m finish & exit deal in under three weeks

Bridging lender, Aspen, has revealed that an experienced developer is utilising a £2m, 80%...

Signature returns to its Welsh roots

Signature Property Finance has returned to its roots, with new offices in Nantgarw, Cardiff,...

ASTL: bridging loans books at all-time high

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that its members' bridging loan...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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