Monday
The idiot’s guide to bridging loan interest
Danny Waters, CEO of Enterprise Finance, guides brokers through the different types of interest rate calculations used in the bridging sector.
Bridging is no longer borrowing of last resort – ASTL
Bridging is not “borrowing of the last resort” – where appropriate and where a viable and financially logical exit strategy is available, says ASTL CEO Benson Hersch.
Nine bridging case studies
Kit Thompson, director of bridging and commercial at Brightstar Financial tells brokers nine ways they can make bridging work for them.
Head to head: The bridging advocate vs. the bridging sceptic
We make two brokers explain their position on bridging. One broker is keen to do business, while the other would only consider bridging as an absolute last resort.
Tuesday
How will the bridging market evolve?
Colin Sanders, chief executive officer of Omni Capital, on what the future holds for the bridging sector.
A brief history of bridging
Mortgage Solutions senior reporter Adam Williams takes a look at the varied history of the bridging market.
Wednesday
One to One with Precise Mortgages’ Alan Cleary
Cleary talks over how the industry can raise standards in the bridging market, in an exclusive interview with Mortgage Solutions.
Market Watch: Can the bridging market achieve clarity on costs?
Three industry experts examine whether the FSA will achieve its aims to ensure greater transparency in the bridging market.
Thursday
Buy-to-let and bridging – the best of friends?
Mortgage Solutions editor Vicky Hartley examines the relationship between bridging and the buy-to-let market.
60% of advisers placed no bridging deals in last 6 months – Poll
We explore the reasons behind brokers failing to place bridging cases in this week’s poll.
Friday
What’s first place in second charges?
Dragonfly Property Finance’s Mark Posniak guides brokers through research on why people are taking out second charges and how this may have evolved in recent years.
The bridging headline hall of shame
As bridging week comes to an end on Mortgage Solutions rounds-up some of the darker stories to emerge out of the sector over 2012.
