Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced its ranking as the most active agents in the hotel sector across Europe for 2020 based on the number of hotels sold, according to the latest rankings provided amongst tracked brokers on Real Capital Analytics (RCA). RCA’s latest figures released this month revealed that Christie & […]
Hope Capital has announced it is launching its short-term finance proposition in Scotland. The specialist lender has launched a diverse range of products in recent months for property in England and Wales and having tracked the Scottish property market for some time, is expanding its offering to brokers and their clients who have property in […]
Newcastle Intermediaries has joined MCI Club’s growing lender panel offering even more choice to the club’s members. As the intermediary arm of Newcastle Building Society, Newcastle Intermediaries offers a range of residential and buy-to-let products and will lend across England, Scotland and Wales. Products include LTVs up to 85%, Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor as well […]
Santander UK has provided MJ Gleeson with an additional £35m of funding to help the business meet its target of growing the business beyond its target of 2,000 homes a year, which it expects to achieve next year. Santander’s funding will support the business’s working capital and provide headroom for growth. In the last 10 […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) and proptech provider Aprao have announced a collaborative relationship to promote the benefits of digital solutions in the development finance sector. As a leading specialist bank providing funding to SME housebuilders and developers, UTB receives high volumes of enquiries and appraisals submitted in a wide variety of formats. Aprao is an […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading platform for property finance, has appointed top 200 UK law firm Blacks Solicitors to its legal panel for its buy-to-let product. Blacks Solicitors specialise in providing legal advice to the owners, landlords, lenders, and tenants of commercial and residential properties. The business will now instruct Blacks alongside four existing panel firms […]
The latest sentiment survey from the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) shows that bridging lenders are positive about the outlook for their businesses, the bridging market and the long-term outlook for the UK economy. The research, which was conducted amongst members of the ASTL shortly after the Budget in March found that more than […]
London-based full-service law firm, Memery Crystal has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate member. The law firm has a track record of acting for alternative finance providers, helping to develop their reputation and portfolio by delivering advice on creative security structures, lending terms and […]
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has named the top five buy-to-let lenders for affordability based on searches processed through the MBT Affordability platform in the last two months. Overall, the top lender for affordability on buy-to-let cases was Gatehouse Bank, followed by Tipton & Coseley Building Society in second place, and Hinckley & Rugby Building Society […]
Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in Wales almost doubling since September 2020. Figures from Hodge Bank have revealed the most popular destination for holiday let buyers is the South West at 39%, followed by Wales at 19% and the North […]
