Castle Trust Bank has recruited Robert Oliver to become the specialist lender’s new sales director. Robert has more than 20 years’ experience in intermediary lending, having previously held roles with Northern Rock, Virgin Money, Capital Home Loans and most recently with Together, where he was head of intermediary relationships. Castle Trust Bank offers bridging loans […]
West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has announced its latest distribution partnership as it continues to roll-out growth plans for 2021, through Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG). PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network has appointed West One Loans on to its panel, with more than 8,000 advisers having access to its buy-to-let products and customer-focused end-to-end service. […]
With the stamp duty holiday looming and brokers and IFAs doing all they can to push completions through, Hodge has risen to the challenge by making a host of process simplifications, reducing its mortgage application processing by half over recent weeks. And to help intermediaries further, the specialist lender is accepting no-search indemnity insurance for […]
The latest research by UniHomes, the UK’s leading student accommodation platform, has revealed how the pandemic has resulted in students placing a far greater importance on internet connectivity, as well as the UK universities offering the best broadband speeds to meet this need. The modern student relies heavily on the internet with much of their […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading platform for property finance, has secured a new £500m investment from J.P. Morgan in future mortgage originations. This investment follows the sale of a £125m mortgage portfolio to J.P. Morgan in September 2020. This transaction further expands LendInvest’s capacity to lend in the UK buy-to-let market. Having now lent over £3.5bn, […]
Gatehouse Bank has today reduced rates on its entire buy-to-let (BTL) product range. The reductions apply to all the bank’s BTL products, including Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFB) and its recently relaunched finance options for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The changes apply to all types of buyer, including UK residents, UK expats and international residents, […]
Impact Specialist Finance, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor, has received a full bridging mortgage offer from United Trust Bank (UTB) within 24 hours of delivering a fully packaged application using the lenders new Fast-Track facility. The application for the £365k bridging loan was delivered electronically to UTB late on Sunday evening. The clients were […]
The latest research by, Astons, the international experts on real estate, residency and citizenship through investment has revealed the extent to which the current pandemic has hit London’s high-end market where property prices are concerned. Aston’s analysed sold price records across the capital’s 10 most high-profile, prime property postcodes, comparing the average sold price secured […]
Specialist lender Reditum Lending – a subsidiary of Reditum Capital – has entered the UK market to help those looking for short-term finance to supercharge commercial and residential property projects. London-based Reditum Lending will provide bridging loans from £500,000 to property professionals and developers via its 80-strong broker network, which includes Vibe Finance and DRM […]
Paragon has provided Acorn Property Group with a £4.9m loan to support the acquisition of a site in Padstow town centre and its development into ten luxury apartments. Divided across three new buildings, The Padstow Collection is an exclusive development of ten, two and three-bedroom homes with views of the Camel Estuary. Melanie Omirou, group […]
