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Loan Syndication: A Strategic Approach for Lenders in a Rising Interest Rate Market
July 27, 2023
Tom Madden, our Director of Structured Finance will now also lead loan syndication at LendInvest. As an expert in creating bespoke finance solutions, he sheds light on the advantages lenders can gain by adopting a collaborative lending approach, particularly in the face of rising interest rates. The current state of the UK economy is undeniably...
Case study: From enquiry to credit approved in 2 days with an AVM
July 25, 2023
Get your simple, fast bridging deal by going through our broker portal here. Location: Croydon Loan amount: £219,800 LTV: 70% — A broker approached us on behalf of their client who had purchased a property at auction. As with most auction purchases, they needed the funding fast to secure the property, while also having flexibility...
‘Doing the simple things really well, all of the time’: Meet our new Director of Operations and Head of Scotland – Daniel O’Connor
July 18, 2023
Our new Director of Operations talks about his career, joining LendInvest and what role technology will play in delivering differentiated customer experiences. See all of our mortgage products on our intermediaries page. Where did you join LendInvest from? I joined LendInvest from Virgin Money (formerly Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank Group). Here I spent just under...
Giving brokers the answers they need: how we’ve embedded Talkative into our BDM and Broker interactions
July 18, 2023
To learn more about our new Buy-to-Let products, go to our Buy-to-Let page. Earlier this year, we implemented Talkative, a live chat function to connect our BDMs more directly with our broker customers. There was an immediate impact, with month-on-month interactions increasing by 108%. Our Team Leader for Internal Sales – Paige Archer – talks...
What does complex Buy-to-Let look like?
July 17, 2023
By Sophie Mitchell-Charman, Commercial Director If you were to be glib when answering the question posed by the headline, you could say ‘all Buy-to-Lets are complex in this market!’ But I’m not going to be glib; partly because of our new Buy-to-Let rates which promise to back your landlords back into the market after a...
Graham Noonan: Navigating the challenges in the development finance market
July 13, 2023
Graham Noonan, who sits within our development finance team has recently moved from being a Portfolio Manager to Relationship Manager covering the South of England and the Midlands. We sat down with him to get his thoughts on what the future holds in his new role. I have recently been appointed as a Relationship Manager...
Why we’re backing Buy-to-Let now
July 11, 2023
See our new Buy-to-Let rates and products here. By Sophie Mitchell-Charman, Commercial Director, LendInvest It feels like a long time ago when people kept saying everything would be back to normal in 6 months? Can’t quite put my finger on when I first heard it, but it was definitely at least 6 months ago. A...
Utilising AVMs in bridging deals
July 10, 2023
by Alex Brownbridge, Product Team Lead A major milestone for LendInvest has been the introduction of AVMs in our Broker Portal for Bridging; to speed up the loan’s lifecycle, reduce costs and put you in control of your loan. Technology has facilitated this gear-shift through Rightmove’s API, paired with Salesforce and LendInvest’s very own rules...
‘Complex incomes’ are increasingly common – how can lenders meet this increasing need?
July 6, 2023
To register or apply for our residential mortgage products, please visit out residential mortgages page. By Jason James, Corporate Account Manager at LendInvest We’re dreaming of the days where we no longer need to discuss the impact of the cost of living crisis, coronavirus and inflation. However, for now – these economic issues are shifting...
Mortgage Technology – to build or buy?
July 4, 2023
The mortgage industry has seen significant technological advancement and transformation in recent years, and June’s Mortgage Tech Meetup focused on exploring the key considerations faced by professionals when it comes to choosing between building their own technology or adopting existing solutions. The panel hosted by Maria Harris – Director at Digital Cat, included Joy Abisaab...