As 2025 draws to a close, the UK bridging finance sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience, defined by exceptional agility, efficiency, and adaptability.

Despite everything, it’s been a solid year for specialist finance. Even with all the property market’s challenges, from a ...

The Budget may have landed late in the year, and the pre-Budget rumour mill certainly rattled nerves — with October’s dip in ...

The passage of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 represents a significant shift in the UK property market. The Act seeks to make the leasehold framework cheaper and fairer for leaseholders ...

Specialist lending has come of age: for me, that’s been the biggest takeaway from 2025. The market has shown real composure through uncertainty, and brokers have kept deals moving with determination ...

The Bank of England has cut its base rate by 25bps to 3.75%, sending a welcome signal to the property and construction ...

REIM Capital has completed a £11.2m bridging loan for a purpose-built residential scheme in East London. Supplied at 68% LTV ...

Recognise Bank has provided a £1.8m bridge loan to an experienced London landlord to fund an acquisition. This facility has ...

Avamore Capital has completed a £4.5m funding facility to support a multi-faceted property and corporate transaction in ...

Aspen has completed a £1.8m bridge to let facility at 80% LTV to allow an experienced developer to complete works on their ...

After two years of subdued activity, 2025 has marked a decisive return to strength for the UK bridging sector.

In October, MT Finance announced the appointment of industry veteran Nick Grant as its new head of commercial underwriting. Shortly after his move, B&C spoke with Nick to discuss some of the current ...