MT Finance - Our Journey
2008
The global financial crisis.
2008
MT Finance is launched!
2009
We move to our first office.
2009
We complete our first loan - shop and uppers in Stamford Hills.
2010
We launch our first commercial property products.
2010
We are accepted as a Patron of the NACFB.
2011
We scoop our first award! 'Best Bridging Newcomer,' at the Bridging & Commercial Awards.
2011
We join The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association as an affiliate lender.
2011
We join the Association of Short-term Lenders (ASTL).
2012
We move to a new office in Hanover Square.
2013
We win the Financial Reporter Award for 'Best Bridging Loan Lender 2013'.
2013
Place "Commended" at the Business Moneyfacts Awards in the 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' category.
2013
We win another award! This time for 'Service Excellence' at the Bridging & Commercial Awards 2013.
2014
Move to larger offices in Weymouth Street.
2014
Scoop the award for 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' at the Business Moneyfacts Awards!
2014
We rebrand! Introducing our two Emperor penguins to the industry: Penelope and Randolph.
2014
Place "Highly Commended" at the Financial Reporter Awards, in the 'Best Short-term/Bridging Lender' category.
2014
Members vote us 'Short-term Lender of the Year' at the annual NACFB Gala Dinner.
2015
We move again to a slightly bigger office on Argyll Street.
2015
Placed 'Highly Commended' in the 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' category, at the Business Moneyfacts Awards.
2015
We launch Bridging Trends with Brightstar Financial, Enness, Positive Lending and SPF Short-term Finance.
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Won 'Best Short-term/Bridging Lender' at the Financial Reporter Awards.
2016
We scoop the Business Moneyfacts Award for 'Best Bridging Finance Provider'.
2017
Launch of our 24-month product on 1st & 2nd charges!
2017
Won the Business Moneyfacts Award for 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' for the second time!
2017
We secure £125m of funding from one of the largest global institutional investors in the world.
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As a thank you to all of our industry colleagues - we threw a party!
2018
Won the Business Moneyfacts Awards for 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' (for the third time!).
2018
We are named 'Bridging Lender of the Year' at the PropertyWire Awards.
2018
We move to larger premises in Holborn, to accommodate our growing team.
2018
We scoop the Financial Reporter Award for 'Best Short-term Lender'.
2018
We turn 10 years old!
2018
We launched our lowest rate. Pricing now starts from 0.75% on both our 1st and 2nd charge bridging loans.
2018
We launched our new Heavy Refurbishment product.
2018
We won the National Landlord Investment Show Award for Specialist Finance Provider of The Year in 2018.
2018
At the end of 2018, we scooped the award for 'Best Residential Bridging Lender' at the Personal Finance Awards ceremony.
2019
We secured £100m of funding from one of the world’s largest global institutional investment managers.
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Won the Mortgage Strategy award for 'Best Short-term Lender'.
2019
MT Finance is proud to win the Business Moneyfacts Award for ‘Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider’ for the fourth time, having previously scooped this award in 2018, 2017 and in 2014.
2019
Placed “Commended” in the 'Best Bridging Finance Provider' category at The Business Moneyfacts Awards 2019.
2019
The following month, we were once again awarded the 'Service Excellence' award at the Bridging & Commercial Awards 2019 - this is the fourth time we have won this award.
2019
Director, Tomer Aboody won the 'Business Leader: Bridging Lender' award at The British Specialist Lending Awards 2019.
2020
We lowered our minimum loan term to 1-24 months.
2020
We lowered our minimum loan amount to £50,000.
2020
Launched our lowest ever rate.
2020
We won the the Bridging and Commercial Award for 'Service Excellence' in July 2020. This is the fifth time we have won this award. We also placed Highly Commended in the ‘Bridging Lender of the Year 2020’ category.
2020
In July we also scooped the Business Moneyfacts Award for ‘Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider.’ This is the fifth time MT Finance has won this award. We also came Highly Commended in the ‘Best Bridging Finance Provider 2020’ category.
2021
We launched our lowest rate yet, with rates starting from 0.65% and LTVs up to 70%.
2021
We entered into the regulated bridging loan arena.
2021
We’re named Best Bridging Finance Provider at the Business Moneyfacts Awards 2021
2021
We promote Gareth Lewis, Millie Dyson, Lenka Pajkošová and James Anderson to the Group’s board of directors, joining founding directors Joshua Elash and Tomer Aboody.
2021
We launch our new ESG policy which details how we will contribute to a sustainable future.
2021
We bag the Bridging & Commercial Award for 'Service Excellence.'
2021
We organise the Charity Christmas Clash against Enra Specialist Finance with both companies raising over £20,000 for GOSH Charity and Spread a Smile.
2022
Our regulated team won ‘Product of the Year’ at the Crystal Ball Awards ’22.
2022
We’re named ‘Best Bridging Finance Provider 2022’ at the Business Moneyfacts Awards.
2022
Our Victory at Villa Park football matches raise over £4,000 for Prevent Breast Cancer.
2022
We secure investment from J.P. Morgan for the upcoming launch of our buy-to-let department.
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We scoop ‘Bridging Lender of the Year’ at the 2022 SFI Awards.
2022
Move to larger offices in Liverpool Street.
2022
We win 'Service Excellence - Lenders' for the 7th time at the Bridging & Commercial Awards 2022.
2023
We scoop ‘Service Excellence – Lenders’ for the 8th time at the Bridging & Commercial Awards.
2023
We’re also named 'Regulated Bridging Lender of the Year' at the Bridging & Commercial Awards.
2023
During Victory at Villa Park, we raised a total of £5,150 for Prevent Breast Cancer.
2024
Christian Gugolz is also highly commended for BDM of the Year at the Crystal Ball awards 24.
2024
Marylen Edwards, Head of BTL Lending & CFO Ben Lawrence make B&C's 2024 Power List.
2024
We win the BMF award for 'Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider' for the 7th time!
2024
We place commended for Best Service from a BTL Mortgage Provider at the BMF Awards 24
2024
We take on 10 Y Fan with Ngage to fundraise for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
2024
We scoop 'Regulated Bridging Lender of the Year' at the B&C Awards for the 2nd year running.