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Tuscan Capital appoints underwriter

Tuscan Capital has announced that Jade Lidiard has joined as an underwriter. Lidiard (pictured)...

Mercantile Trust accept automated valuations for bridging

Mercantile Trust has introduced Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) into its bridging loan process. AVMs...

Roma Finance reports record month

Roma Finance has achieved its record month, not only for new business but also...

Glenhawk unveils two-year investment product

Glenhawk has launched a new two-year property investment product. It says the product has been...

LendInvest unveils new stepped bridge product

LendInvest has introduced a new stepped bridge product range with the aim to provide...

Atelier ups maximum loan size

Atelier has increased the maximum size of loan it can offer to professional property...

Aspen competes auction purchase bridge in 25 days

Aspen Bridging has revealed that it overcame major access issues to complete an auction...

Gary Bailey leaves Hope Capital

Gary Bailey, managing director at Hope Capital, has announced his departure from the bridging...

Norton Broker Services completes fast regulated re-bridge

Norton Broker Services and Spring Finance have partnered to complete a regulated re-bridge loan...

Somo to offer Black Friday valuation deal

Somo Bridging has announced the launch of its one-day-only Black Friday 2022 event on...

Mercantile Trust completes first bridging loan in Northern Ireland

Mercantile Trust has announced the completion of its first bridging case in Northern Ireland. ...

Funding 365 delivers £6.5m development exit bridge

Funding 365 has completed a £6.5 million bridging loan at 70% LTV to refinance...

Bridging Trends reports 20% rise in quarterly volumes

£214.7 million in bridging loans was transacted by Bridging Trends contributors during the third...

MFS secures £200m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £200 million of additional institutional funding. This increases a...

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...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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