SMEs said they had invested an average of £565,000, substantially less than the planned investment of £710,000 over the past 12 months.

West One launched its first ever range of residential mortgage products last month through a limited panel of specialist distributors.

Completions have now been more than £1bn for six consecutive quarters.

We spoke to Miranda Khadr, founder of Provide Finance, about the firm's rebrand from Pitch 4 Finance, the difference in sourcing specialist products compared with regular mortgage...

Barney is responsible for acquiring new development finance business for HTB and developing client relationships into longer-term partnerships.

Daniel Cresswell becomes relationship manager for development finance.

United Trust Bank has appointed a new director of intermediaries to support broker firms in the real estate sector.

Piragash will be focused on developing and deepening relationships with brokers and intermediaries serving SME housebuilder, developer and property investor clients.

We spoke to Donna Wells, director at Envelop, about the firm's rebrand from First 4 Bridging and how lenders can stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Bridging activity rose by 20% in the third quarter.