Brightstar COO calls on bridging sector to re-focus on ED&I

The specialist finance and bridging sector has been urged to reassess its progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (ED&I) as a new industry-wide survey...

Three-week bridge secures £1.1m Reading auction purchase

FD Commercial has completed a regulated bridging loan at 70% net loan-to-value within three weeks, supporting the purchase of a £1.1m property in Reading. The...

UTB completes £1.28m auction bridging loan in 12 days

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £1.28m regulated bridging loan in just 12 working days to support an auction purchase in London. The facility...

£34bn renovation bill highlights gap for uninhabitable homes

The cost of bringing the UK’s vacant housing stock back into use has climbed to £34bn and highlighting growing demand for specialist and bridging-style...

Aspen completes £3m no-valuation bridge on north London conversion

Aspen has completed a £3 million multi-tranche no-valuation bridging loan secured against a newly refurbished period conversion in Holloway, north London. The facility has been...

Q&A: Michael Clifford, commercial director at District & County Investments

Bridging Soup fires the questions at Michael Clifford, commercial director at District & County Investments. Bridging Soup (BS): You joined District & County Investments last...

Investors shift to lower-risk BTL strategies amid market volatility

Property investors are increasingly turning to lower-risk buy-to-let strategies as market uncertainty and regulatory changes reshape investment behaviour. Data from the Sourced Property Investment App shows that...

Hope Capital reshapes Flip+ loan to combine bridging and refurbishment finance

Hope Capital Property Finance has reworked its Flip+ product to give borrowers a single route from acquisition through to refurbishment, as lenders continue to...