The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is investigating the possibility of setting up a trade body for bridging loan providers, in a move that could be seen as taking the sector closer to developing a code of conduct. The CML is responding to growth in the bridging-finance market, which has traditionally been seen as providing a [...]

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Good link.

had a glance , looks promising to me,

About two or three years ago when we started to see a rise in the number of companies specialising in Bridging Loans I was concerned. The reason for this, as I have come from a banking background, bridging was always seen as a last resort. My worry was that not unlike other forms of credit it would be used inappropriately and end up costing the consumer.

Any additional regulation of this sector should be welcomed and as always the good providers have nothing to fear from tighter regulation (except perhaps the costs involved).