All the latest news from the specialist finance world. These articles are for information purposes only and do not represent advice or recommendation to act.

March 28, 2024
Truffle Specialist Finance and Together: Bridging Success in Property Development
Introducing Luke Egan, Truffle Specialist Finance’s Bridging Expert. He teamed up with Property Lender Together to support a married couple […]
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September 20, 2022
The clock’s ticking — how long can low bridging rates last?
This isn’t a huge surprise, given the number of base rate hikes that we’ve seen of late, with six separate […]
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June 27, 2022
Second charge offers options to those with cost of living troubles
And dealing with the cost of those debts has been relatively comfortable for many. Up until now. “Given the ever-growing […]
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June 08, 2022
Bridging borrowers have never had it so good
Everywhere you look, there are warnings that not only are things tough at the moment, they are only going to […]
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May 23, 2022
The era of long-term fixed rates make second charges more compelling
It’s not all that long ago that borrowers were most likely to opt for a two-year fixed rate mortgage. That […]
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May 17, 2022
The bridging market is booming – but expertise makes all the difference
Despite the challenges of the past few years, it’s clear property investors are still keen to add to their portfolios […]
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May 16, 2022
Second charge the answer for landlords with EPC projects?
Thankfully a significant number of professional landlords are up to speed on these incoming rules. A recent study by Landbay […]
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May 16, 2022
Day-one second charge mortgages offer adviser opportunity
All too often, the expense of a house purchase doesn’t finish with the transaction itself, with many buyers opting to […]
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May 16, 2022
Pink Pig Loans rebrands to Truffle Specialist Finance
Truffle will continue to offer specialist finance packaging and distribution services to advisers across a range of product options in […]
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May 16, 2022
‘Growth areas’ are second charge, bridging and commercial – Rainbird
Speaking to Specialist Lending Solutions, managing director of Truffle Specialist Finance James Rainbird (pictured), said that the firm had had a […]
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February 04, 2022
Feature: Flexibility will take the sector from strength to strength
The bridging sector continues to be one of the mortgage market’s success stories of the past few years. An influx […]
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January 14, 2022
A ‘computer says yes’ approach to automation in the seconds market
Indeed, advisers who might be used to the super-slick systems they have access to in their first-charge environment, might think […]
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January 10, 2022
2021 was a positive year for second charge
Indeed, the year ended on a high. Q4 was our busiest three-month period in 2021 – in fact, in 16 […]
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October 06, 2021
A shift towards the more bread and butter aspects for advisers
Fuelled by the demand that had nowhere to go during the first lockdown in 2020, when the housing market was […]
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August 04, 2021
Pink Pig Loans announces trio of new directors
Sarah Stroud becomes director, Nick Johns joins as sales director, and Luke Egan is appointed as bridging and development director. […]
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