Press releases for April 2022
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29 April 2022
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network hosted sum 350 advisers as they returned to the National Conference Centre for their first face-to face networking and educational event, since the pandemic. T...
29 April 2022
Mansfield Building Society announced mortgage growth of 4.6% and record profit of £2.9million in its 2021 year-end results. The mutual, based in north Nottinghamshire, lent over £87million in new adv...
29 April 2022
Smoove plc (AIM: SMV), the customer focused technology and services business aiming to revolutionise home moving and ownership, is pleased to provide an unaudited trading update for the 12 months to 3...
29 April 2022
Family Finance has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL). Family Finance was founded in 1953 by a consortium of local businesspeople in South Wales, providing...
29 April 2022
Specialist lender, Pepper Money, has exceeded £1bn worth of loans on its Second Charge mortgage book. Breaking through the £1bn barrier marks a key milestone for the lender, which has already succes...
28 April 2022
Insurtech firm, Uinsure, has today announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors who have joined its board and leadership team. Dan Wright joins as non-executive chair and Jo Smith joi...
28 April 2022
Newcastle Intermediaries has appointed Mark Wilkinson as national sales manager to help drive its ambitious growth strategy across the UK. Mark Wilkinson has been promoted to national sales manager a...
27 April 2022
The Equity Release and Later Life Lending specialist network, The Right Mortgage Network, has become the first network to be granted full access to both the more2life Flexi Choice plans and the Classi...
27 April 2022
Monument, the challenger bank and specialist buy-to-let lender, has strengthened its Bridging team with the recruitment of Fatlum Lushi. Fatlum joins Monument as a Bridging Relationship Manager from ...
27 April 2022
LiveMore Capital has revamped its entire product range offering a much wider choice of options for borrowers aged 50 to 90+. Instead of a two-tier system dividing products into standard and complex, ...
27 April 2022
The bank will start screening commercial transactions for environmental and climate change risks Barclays has expanded its agreement with environmental analytics business Groundsure to start screenin...
27 April 2022
LiveMore Capital has revamped its entire product range offering a much wider choice of options for borrowers aged 50 to 90+. Instead of a two-tier system dividing products into standard and complex, ...
26 April 2022
360 Dotnet, the FinTech software supplier, have announced record breaking figures for Q1 of 2022. Having exceeded £10 billion in total lending for first time with a 20% increase from Q1 2021. Q1 lendi...
26 April 2022
Alternative Bridging Corporation has further bolstered its support function with the appointment of a new Case Manager. Radhika Patel joins the specialist short-term property finance lender from Ber...
26 April 2022
The figures reported directly to Loans Warehouse from second charge lenders confirm lending totalled £155.5 million in March 2022, a new post credit crunch record and a continuation of the huge growth...
26 April 2022
Flats saw biggest quarterly rise in rents since start of pandemic, amid tenants’ return to London, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) Average UK rents have increased for the sixth ...
26 April 2022
MorganAsh, a leading support services provider to the financial sector, has launched a ground-breaking, consumer vulnerability assessment tool. By providing an objective ‘resilience rating’ similar to...
26 April 2022
The Bridging Group has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). The Bridging Group offers bridging loans between £50k and £10m on terms up to 24 months for prop...
26 April 2022
- Saffron Building Society reports £53m increase in mortgage lending in 2021, following a record year in 2020. - Society reports record profitability as a result of increased lending and return to pr...
26 April 2022
Smart Money People has joined The Mortgage Marketing Forum as a corporate sponsor, with the ability to access the forum’s membership of industry marketers. Smart Money People is a leading reviews an...
25 April 2022
After ten years at the helm, Jeremy Wood will be stepping down as Chief Executive at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Two years ago, he signaled to the Board that he wished to retire in 2022. Comm...
25 April 2022
Eastwood has sold its 7.5 acre Hertford Industrial Estate site in Caxton Hill Hertford, which it owned jointly with VFund and ASK Capital Partners, to Investment Manager BlackRock for £16,600,000. Th...
25 April 2022
UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Stewart Green as Buy to Let (BTL) Key Accounts Manager as it continues to develop its new BTL offering and distribution. Stewart has ...
25 April 2022
Allica Bank – the fintech challenger bank dedicated to empowering Britain’s established small and medium sized businesses – has today announced the addition of fixed rate commercial mortgages to its p...
25 April 2022
A developer seeking cost-effective options for their latest project has chosen Aspen Bridging’s new Bridge-To-Let (BTL) product, which ultimately gives them maximum flexibility across the term. The ...
25 April 2022
Atec Group, the parent company of B2B insurance platform Ceta Insurance and the insurtech behind “InsureMy” brand has expanded its specialist offering by launching motorhome insurance. Atec already s...
25 April 2022
Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has been appointed to the Quantum Mortgages packager panel. Impact’s brokers will have access to Quantum's recently launche...
25 April 2022
Black & White Bridging has enabled an experienced Bristol based developer to purchase a property in Bristol to convert into a new eco-home. The case was introduced to B&W by local finance specialist ...
22 April 2022
Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has been appointed by United Trust Bank (UTB) to their newly formed buy-to-let packager panel. Impact’s brokers will have a...
21 April 2022
Commenting on property transaction figures from HMRC published today, Jonathan Sealey, CEO, of specialist lender Hope Capital said: “While last month’s residential and non-residential property transa...
21 April 2022
John Phillips, national operations director, Just Mortgages said: “Spring has brought a surge of transactions as the property market continues its positive momentum. “The year to date has seen the mo...
21 April 2022
Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its sales operation with the appointment of a new Internal Business Development Manager (BDM). Sam Bailey joins the specialist short-term property financ...
20 April 2022
United Trust Bank has passed the £1billion milestone of specialist mortgage lending. The total includes first and second charge residential mortgages across the Bank’s product range and was achieved f...
20 April 2022
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the promotions of Keith Jones and Katie Quigley to Senior Regional Account Managers. Keith covers the Midlands area...
20 April 2022
Research by Recognise shows that almost half of SMEs leave their surplus cash in a business current account earning little or no interest Recognise Bank has entered the business savings market with ...
20 April 2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed three new Property Development Directors and Managers as it continues to expand its Property Development Division and increase support to housebuilders, developer...
20 April 2022
Borrowers and brokers in the holiday let sector will have significantly increased choice as The Mansfield has now added lending to limited companies and Expats to its popular holiday let offer. In ad...
20 April 2022
Knowledge Bank, the largest database of mortgage lending criteria, has partnered with specialist lender United Trust Bank (UTB) to create a bespoke digital criteria guide. The guide is the first of i...
20 April 2022
David Smith joins 360 Dotnet with over 35 years’ experience of the intermediary technology market, having previously held senior roles with Uinsure, iPipeline, Intelliflo, and Distribution Technology,...
20 April 2022
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Scott Riley as Sales Manager, Specialist Cars and Vehicle Stock Finance in the bank’s Asset Finance division. He brings over 20 years’ expe...
19 April 2022
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (18th April 2022) released the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q1 2022 rental yields across England and Wales....
19 April 2022
CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has entered the short-term let marketplace with the introduction of a new five-year fixed rate product range, up to 75% LTV. CHL Mor...
14 April 2022
The cost-of-living crisis is impacting borrowers as brokers are searching for ‘defaults’ and ‘missed and late payments’, Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker results reveal. In March both terms f...
14 April 2022
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (14th April 2022) launched new two-year ‘Green ABC+’ fixed and discount options for residential owner-occupier borrowers. The...
13 April 2022
Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages is now offering brokers a masterclass course after they finish going through the academy. The 12-week Pathway to competence course is the first of its kin...
13 April 2022
April 13th, 2022. As the FCA sends out Top Up fee invoices to qualifying regulated firms, Premium Credit is offering business’ a finance facility to spread the cost over convenient monthly repayments ...
12 April 2022
Norton Home Loans has extended the maximum LTV on its first charge mortgage range to 80%. The launch of 80% LTV mortgages increases NHL’s maximum available LTV from 75% to 80%. Norton Home Loans offe...
12 April 2022
West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has appointed Jez Quinn as national account manager to grow and develop relationships with a diverse range of brokers. With fifteen years in the industry including...
12 April 2022
UK, 12 April 2022: Mortgage Brain has added a number of significant hires to the sales and marketing team over the last month. Polly Puddephat has joined as Head of Marketing, having previously worked...
12 April 2022
BuildLoan has launched a new range of products with Newcastle Building Society offering self and custom builders up to 90% of their land and build costs, significantly reducing the cash a client needs...
12 April 2022
The prospect of further sanctions being imposed on Russia in addition to those recently brought in by the UK, the US and the EU has underlined the importance of ongoing client monitoring, according to...
12 April 2022
As part of their commitment to raising awareness and improving mental health and wellbeing provision within the mortgage sector, The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter will be releasing a study o...
12 April 2022
Specialist lender, Pepper Money, has launched a new range of Limited Edition Residential mortgages, with no application fee, a free valuation, and a £500 cashback. The Limited Edition mortgages are ...
11 April 2022
11th April 2022: General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander (BA), has announced that the enhanced AXA Extra Home policy is now live and available to its intermediary partners from today. As one o...
11 April 2022
Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced two key promotions to its senior management team. Kharla Mullen will now assume...
11 April 2022
CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, further expands its product suite and criteria by launching a new product range for large Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and Mul...
11 April 2022
Leading criteria search platform, Knowledge Bank has brought in a new sales and marketing manager as it kicks off ambitious growth plans for the year. By the end of 2022 Knowledge Bank plans to make a...
11 April 2022
West One Loans is the first lender to introduce a green second charge mortgage for landlords available on properties with an EPC rating between A-C. This innovative new green product is set at West O...
11 April 2022
Award winning mortgage & protection network HL Partnership, is delighted to announce the appointment of Joanne Osborne to the role of Head of Operational Compliance, reporting to Compliance Director, ...
11 April 2022
A Charity Ball has been launched to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. The Ball will take place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on 23rd September 2022 and is being arranged by William L...
11 April 2022
Fraser Johns, finance director, Beard said: “The February statistics need to be looked at in context. When looking back at a slightly longer-term view, a more positive picture emerges. In the three mo...
11 April 2022
Central and Mercantile Trust have expanded their field sales operations with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager (BDM). Harriet Merriman has over 13 years’ experience in the financi...
11 April 2022
Purely commercial deal completes two weeks ahead of schedule Recognise Bank has agreed a £5 million commercial loan with property company Grangewood Investments Ltd. The loan was made so that the dev...
08 April 2022
CEG has appointed Beard Construction to deliver the £17 million redevelopment of 1000 Aztec West. Forward funded by CBRE Investors, the aim is for the development to be the South West’s first Net Zer...
08 April 2022
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today (8th April 2022) announced Landmark Information Group as a new Affiliate member Landmark Informati...
07 April 2022
Specialist short-term lender, Hope Capital has completed a £1.1 million commercial loan on a magnificent former pub complex located on the outskirts of Lancaster. The dwelling, which has acquired pla...
07 April 2022
Smart Money People’s Mortgage Lender Benchmark returns today to find out which lenders are providing the best service to mortgage brokers and their customers. Jacqueline Dewey, CEO of Smart Money Pe...
07 April 2022
As part of LiveMore Capital’s on-going roll out to broaden its market reach to borrowers aged 50 and over, the lender has partnered with brokerage Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). The new partnership...
07 April 2022
Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital has successfully helped a London based property developer by advancing funds secured against a collection of gold coins, to top up the short term funding for a prope...
07 April 2022
Smoove is making significant investments in its technology and platforms to improve the digital user experience and revolutionise the home ownership process 7 April 2022 – ULS Technology PLC has re...
06 April 2022
Bristol-based construction firm Beard has marked the completion of new premises for The Park Centre in Knowle with a donation to the community. The project included construction of two new buildings ...
06 April 2022
Fraser Johns, finance director, Beard said: “The growth in new work is really encouraging. Commercial projects are kicking off and these helped keep construction growth at its highest level since last...
06 April 2022
On the first anniversary of its launch as a national lender, Black & White Bridging, has appointed Robert Owen to its Board as non-executive director. Prior to this, Robert spent seven years at Unite...
06 April 2022
Business Update Annual Accounts for the latest financial year (ending 30 Sept 2021), showing Profit Before Tax of £3.6m, up from £0.8m, have been published and are available for download here. Pil...
06 April 2022
Sirius Property Finance has strengthened its Investment team, with the recruitment of Kelly Rule as Senior Associate. With more than 15 years’ experience in property finance, Kelly has held roles at...
05 April 2022
Industry leading specialist lender, West One Loans, has successfully completed a £7.8m large, complex, commercial bridging loan to finance the redevelopment of a boutique hotel in Suffolk. The borrow...
05 April 2022
Assurant Intermediary, the broker-focussed GI protection specialist, has appointed David Carr as Business Development Manager covering Wales, Midlands and the North-West. Carr has spent 18 years in s...
05 April 2022
The bank partners with the leading environmental analytics business to screen commercial transactions for legacy and ongoing environmental and climate change risks Groundsure, the UK’s authority on e...
05 April 2022
Aspen Bridging has recorded its strongest first calendar quarter performance to date, completing a record 59 loan advances totalling circa £40m. From January to March 2022, the lender finalised deal...
05 April 2022
Brokers have overwhelmingly called for lenders to take a more affordability-driven approach to product development. An independent survey conducted amongst more than 400 brokers found that there was...
05 April 2022
Specialist lender, Pepper Money, has expanded its Help to Buy range with the introduction of Help to Buy Remortgage products to provide refinance opportunities for Help to Buy customers who don’t meet...
04 April 2022
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), today confirmed a target of 200+ signatories by the end of 2022. Speaking during a webinar hosted by Simply Biz as part of their Vulnerable Clie...
04 April 2022
Alternative Bridging Corporation has provided a sizeable bridging loan so a client could quickly take advantage of a buy-to-let investment opportunity. The borrower needed £1.5m to secure an investme...
04 April 2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) Asset Finance has successfully completed a £511,000 refinance facility to assist a well-established civil engineering company in the further expansion of its business. The tra...
04 April 2022
London, UK – 4th April 2022 – Molo Finance partners with Brilliant Solutions, an award-winning and leading distributor of mortgages that sits between mortgage brokers and lenders. This partnership fu...
04 April 2022
Aspen has completed a complex 80% LTV Development Exit bridge at £1,260,000 on a substantial Grade II listed property in Lincolnshire. Comprising seven high-end apartments made up of one, two and th...
01 April 2022
- Lending set to increase considerably as Allica Bank anticipates it will make £1 billion in committed lending offers in 2022 to established small and medium-sized businesses - Allica increases max...
