Features

Firms still struggling to obtain traditional funding
Monday 8th March 2010
Steve Barber, managing director of Bridging Finance (NW) Ltd, discusses how the credit crunch has seen more businesses explore alternative methods of funding.   For the past...

Bridging feature: When Time Matters
Thursday 28th January 2010
By Jonathan Rubins, Managing Director of Alternative Bridging Corporation Limited (ABC) When time matters…and it often does: Auction purchases, urgent refinance, working capital are only a few of the...

Chartered surveyor gives 2010 housing market predictions
Tuesday 19th January 2010
In an exclusive article, industry pundit David Tropp, of Orion Asset Services, has given Bridging & Commercial his predictions for the housing market in 2010:   Being...

Special report: Brokers must think outside the box
Wednesday 19th August 2009
Aaron Sherrington, Director of Alfa Financial Ltd, the Commercial & Bridging master packager, gives his views on Bridging Finance in the current economic climate: As many banks...

Major bridging lender weighs in on upfront fees debate
Tuesday 4th August 2009
Following our article on upfront fees in bridging finance, which received a huge response from both brokers and lenders, Alan Margolis, the chief executive officer at bridging...

Brokers warned to spot 5 red flags of fraud
Tuesday 28th July 2009
Following recent news that FSA fines have increased by 514% in the last year – with small brokers bearing the brunt of the trigger-happy banning and...

Cash Flow Casualties – How Brokers Can Help
Tuesday 3rd February 2009
With invoice discounting on the rise, Gary Bailey of Blemain Group discusses how bridging finance could still be the best option for firms experiencing cash flow...

Brokers need to diversify in order to secure their futures
Thursday 18th September 2008
  As access to funding lines dwindles, brokers are finding it increasingly difficult to fulfil their job role and stay afloat. Bridging loans is one type of...

What’s your answer?
Thursday 17th July 2008
At the end of June the Chancellor Alistair Darling warned that inflationary wage rises are confined to the past, and calling for wage restraints, he stated...

How to work with a Commercial Mortgage Packager- and Why
Tuesday 8th July 2008
Commercial Mortgage packagers differ greatly from Residential Mortgage packagers and why you should use them varies from utilising their knowledge, extensive lender panels and enhancing a...

The Value of Commercial Mortgages to a Small/Medium Advisor Practice.
Friday 4th July 2008
The Commercial Mortgage marketplace is booming, with new Lenders and innovative products. As such there has never been a better time for a Small/Medium Advisor Practice...

Understanding Bridging Opportunities
Wednesday 2nd July 2008
By John Maclean, Managing Director, Link Lending Limited Spotting opportunities for a bridging solution becomes easy if you remember the three basic elements that make up the...

The Bridging Scene: Bridging over troubled waters
Monday 9th June 2008
Ryneveld van der Horst, Financial Director at Bridgingloans.com Bridging finance holds its own despite a slow-down on mortgage lending Over the last few months, some of the country’s...

Interesting Times
Monday 9th June 2008
Adam Tyler, Chief Executive, of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers offers an insight into the current market and explains how the Association is supporting...

Cheval opens its doors to the press
Friday 25th April 2008
In a unique poll conducted this month by Bridging and Commercial, Cheval was voted best Bridger, winning 32% of the vote. Cheval’s declared aim is to provide...

Remain resilient in the commercial market.
Monday 14th April 2008
Mike Healy, Head of Commercial at CHL Mortgages. What began as a ‘Credit Crunch’ across the pond has quickly morphed into the funding and liquidity crisis we...

Market Outlook from Commercial First
Monday 7th April 2008
By Stephen Johnson, Sales and Marketing Director Commercial First Mortgages  It is an understatement to say that we have all felt the effects of the crisis in the...

Bridgingloans.com highlight the growth in distressed sales
Wednesday 5th March 2008
Ryneveld Van Der Horst, Financial Director, Bridgingloans.com Over the last few months there has been a marked increase in distressed sales. The reasons are obvious. The turbulence...

Commercial mortgages: An opportunity for 2008
Monday 18th February 2008
Danny Churchill, Director Commercial 1. The commercial market has a very strong outlook for 2008 – the sector has been growing steadily over the last 18 months...

Choosing Your Bridging Lender
Friday 15th February 2008
Mark Posniak, Director of Sales and Marketing at Cheval Property Finance Plc, Brokers should chose their bridger wisely in the present financial climate. The ‘credit crunch’ sparked...

Opportunities in the Property Investor Sector
Thursday 14th February 2008
Stephen Johnson, Commercial First’s Sales and Marketing Director. In its recently published annual Financial Risk Outlook, the FSA highlighted the fact that overall capital values across housing...

Understanding the importance of Bridging lender's terms
Friday 1st February 2008
How the lender's term enable you to find best short-term funding solutions for your clients. John Maclean,   Managing Director of Link Lending, Link Lending has led innovation in...