Latest specialist finance news

• Ignite names trio appointment including chairman and CFO 10 November 2026

  Appointments include two senior non-executive roles

• Unicorn arranges £2.69m holiday lodge park refinance 10 November 2026

  The facility was arranged with Atom Bank.

• Watts appoints London and South East commercial manager 10 November 2026

  Alex Stan brings over a decade of financial services experience with him to the position.

• Aria launches high-net-worth-focused brokerage 10 November 2026

  The firm will focus on high-net-worth, private clients across a range of property requirements

• Lendhub completes £2.1m refurb-development hybrid facility 10 November 2026

  The facility will see the simultaneous financing of a Surrey-based refurbishment and development

• Bridging Trends shows Q3 lending rise as confidence ‘creeping back’ and landlords make use of market liquidity 10 November 2026

  The report comes as borrowers get used to "new normal" amid continuing global uncertainty

• Atom makes duo commercial BDM hire 9 November 2026

  Two new hires supporting London and South region

• AlRayan selects Monument for tech transformation 9 November 2026

  Programme marks Monument Technology's first venture into Islamic banking

• Brickflow adds Somo to lender panel 9 November 2026

  The lender is the latest addition to the panel of over 160 firms

• Legal delays, downvaluations and cautious credit committees dominate FP Show discussions 9 November 2026

  On Friday 6th November, B&C hit the floor at the FP Show 2026 to hear directly from the market about the biggest challenges the specialist finance industry faces

• UTB launches asset finance arm to wider broker market 9 November 2026

  The firm aims to serve those with "imperfect credit".

• Paragon joins BDLA as associate member 9 November 2026

  Membership comes ahead of the bank’s bridging market launch

• Bridging finance specialists weigh pros and cons of AI 6 November 2026

  During the second bridging panel at this year's FP Show, experts discussed the need for utilising AI alongside its potential dangers.

• Semi-commercial lending becoming a market ‘mainstay’ thanks to diversification 6 November 2026

  Landlord diversification has made semi-commercial lending a solid foundation in the commercial mortgages market, according to experts at the FP Show 2026.

• Bridging market remains resilient heading into 2027 despite 'tricky' year says panel 6 November 2026

  Bridging finance experts at this year’s FP Show predicted growth for the market in 2027, with diversification and communication being key to success.

• TAB completes £458,000 bridge against west London mixed-use property 6 November 2026

  Semi-commercial refinance releases capital for future investments

• Signature Property Finance hires Jamie Jolly as commercial director 5 November 2026

  Former Secure Trust Bank director joins Signature's leadership team

• OSB reports 4% originations rise as net loan book grows to £26.4bn 5 November 2026

  Originations rise to £3.5bn in first nine months

• Mortimer Street Capital structures £4.1m split-tranche student portfolio deal 5 November 2026

  Secure Trust Bank backs Coventry and Cardiff portfolio

• Ignite combining AI and relationships to target £12bn SME lending opportunity 5 November 2026

  Former ThinCats chief outlines new lender strategy