# bridging (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bridging. Page: Feed: --- ## [DCI funds £390,000 BMV bridging deal at 100% of purchase price](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/dci-funds-390000-bmv-bridging-deal-at-100-of-purchase-price.html) _2026-08-21 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The acquisition was completed in less than three working days.\ ## [Sleepwalking into liability: how unprepared landlords are facing a compliance crisis under the Renters’ Rights Act](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/features/sleepwalking-into-liability-how-unprepared-landlords-are-facing-a-compliance-crisis-under-the-renters-rights-act.html) _2026-08-20 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \Mark Dawson, managing director at AST Assistance, explains why compliance risk and liability should be an "immediate and ongoing issue" for all landlords following the Renters' Rights Act.\ ## [£1.52m bridge completed by Albatross over three Somerset commercial properties](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/152m-bridge-completed-by-albatross-over-three-somerset-commercial-properties.html) _2026-08-20 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The loan represents 61% LTV against a combined market valuation of £2,475,000.\ ## [Worth Reading: Reading the Git Crime Scene](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/worth-reading-git-crime-scene/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-20 · ipSpace.net blog_ Tony Mattke continues publishing excellent "Git for Networking Engineers" content. In his latest article, he described how to find who made what changes (and why) in a Git repository . Absolutely worth reading if you're new to Git, but even oldtimers might find a few useful tidbits (Git is one of those things one never truly masters). ## [Unemployment rises slightly](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/unemployment-rises-slightly-289834.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ The results strengthen the case that the RBA's tightening cycle may have run its course, for now ## [Aussies want green homes and bigger deposits as buyers weigh long-term costs](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/aussies-want-green-homes-and-bigger-deposits-as-buyers-weigh-longterm-costs-289839.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ New research shows homebuyers prioritising renewables and saving beyond minimum deposits ## [AFG posts 39% profit jump as broker network hits record scale](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/afg-posts-39-profit-jump-as-broker-network-hits-record-scale-289838.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ AFG's FY26 results show broker channel strength despite a softer lending backdrop ## [AUSTRAC uncovers coordinated mortgage fraud, FBAA calls for industry unity](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/austrac-uncovers-coordinated-mortgage-fraud-fbaa-calls-for-industry-unity-289837.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ Regulator flags hundreds of millions in suspected fraudulent loans as brokers respond ## [Locked out of residential, SMSF investors chase commercial yields](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/locked-out-of-residential-smsf-investors-chase-commercial-yields-289836.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ New SMSF residential lending restrictions are pushing self-managed super investors toward commercial assets ## [ATO tightens screws on small business restructuring deals](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/ato-tightens-screws-on-small-business-restructuring-deals-289835.aspx) _2026-08-20 · Australian Broker_ Small business restructurings dip sharply as the ATO raises the bar on proposals ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DfZzI0tbXvZW) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [MFAA welcomes changes to the CSLR](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/mfaa-welcomes-changes-to-the-cslr-289833.aspx) _2026-08-19 · Australian Broker_ The industry body argues that brokers should not be forced to shoulder costs they had no part in creating ## [£8.5m bridge provided by UTB Structured Property Finance for West London care home](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/85m-bridge-provided-by-utb-structured-property-finance-for-west-london-care-home.html) _2026-08-19 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The commercial sales bridge was provided to support the redevelopment, which has a projected GDV of £65m. \ ## [DFI forward funds 200-bed co-living development in Kingston](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/dfi-forward-funds-200-bed-co-living-development-in-kingston.html) _2026-08-19 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The south-west London development has a GDV of £80 million.\ ## [Black & White Bridging provides funds for £2m acquisition of Shropshire hotel](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/black-and-white-bridging-provides-funds-for-2m-acquisition-of-shropshire-hotel.html) _2026-08-19 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The £2m facility was completed at 55% loan-to-value.\ ## [Worth Reading: On AI Coding and Its Discontents](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/worth-reading-drawbacks-ai-coding/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-19 · ipSpace.net blog_ A lot of AI-coding enthusiasts are making claims along the lines of " AI coding tools are like compilers; you supply intent, they translate it into code, and who ever looked at the machine-code output? " Unfortunately, there is a bit of a gap between hope and reality; traditional compilers were always deterministic, and are (after decades of development and bug-fixing) pretty much bug-free. AI… ## [Regional property boom hits a wall](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/regional-property-boom-hits-a-wall-289832.aspx) _2026-08-19 · Australian Broker_ But brokers are finding ways to capitalise off the shift ## [La Trobe tackles NFL in multi-year brand play](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/la-trobe-tackles-nfl-in-multiyear-brand-play-289826.aspx) _2026-08-19 · Australian Broker_ The non-bank joins forces with the sporting league to boost brand awareness ## [Non-bank lenders surge as banks lose ground on new home loans](https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/nonbank-lenders-surge-as-banks-lose-ground-on-new-home-loans-289831.aspx) _2026-08-19 · Australian Broker_ Non-ADI lending jumps 65% annually as borrowing conditions tighten across the board ## [You can become a landlord by accident, but you can't afford to remain one by accident](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/features/you-can-become-a-landlord-by-accident-but-you-cant-afford-to-remain-one-by-accident.html) _2026-08-18 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \Billy McCluskey, sales director at Commercial Trust, examines the mortgage issue that can arise when consent to let is treated as a long-term plan.\ ## [Glenhawk completes £5.3m HMO portfolio refinance in Coventry](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/glenhawk-completes-53m-hmo-portfolio-refinance-in-coventry.html) _2026-08-18 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \The 12-month serviced loan was priced at a rate of 0.88% per month.\ ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pNPxGn9l0xWQ) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Exploring the BGP Neighbor CONNECT State](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/exploring-bgp-connect-state/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-18 · ipSpace.net blog_ Sakar left an interesting comment on my The Curious Case of the BGP Connect State blog post, claiming that Cisco IOS/XE goes through a CONNECT state when opening an incoming BGP session. I wanted to double-check this behavior, so I needed a scenario where one router would keep sending TCP SYN requests, the other would not (or we wouldn't learn anything), and the two routers could not communicate… ## [MERA completes £1.63m development exit facility in East London](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/mera-completes-163m-development-exit-facility-in-east-london.html) _2026-08-17 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \MERA has completed a £1,627,500 development exit facility to support the refinancing of a three-bedroom new-build house in Dalston.\ ## [£330,000 bridging loan completes in 18 days to secure Luton auction property](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/330000-bridging-loan-completes-in-18-days-to-secure-luton-auction-property.html) _2026-08-17 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \A £330,000 bridging loan completed in 18 days allowed investors to secure a seven-bedroom Luton property at auction and proceed with a full refurbishment ahead of a buy-to-let refinance.\ ## [The Never-Ending IPv6 Loopback Prefix Saga](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/ipv6-loopback-saga/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-17 · ipSpace.net blog_ Remember the sage advice to simplify your life and use the IPv6 /64 prefixes everywhere? Not only does it make your life simpler (and wastes immesuarably less address space than the crazy "let's assign /64 to every device " stupidity), it also reduces the hardware requirements in your high-speed routers layer-3 switches. You see, doing lookups on 64 bits uses half the silicon it takes to do… ## [TAB completes £2.8m commercial bridging loan against London warehouses for portfolio expansion](https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/case-studies/tab-completes-28m-commercial-bridging-loan-against-london-warehouses-for-portfolio-expansion.html) _2026-08-14 · Property Reporter | Latest News_ \TAB has completed a £2.8m first-charge commercial bridging loan secured against two London commercial properties, overcoming title complications linked to a pandemic-era rent dispute to deliver a £3.59m funding round.\ ## [Worth Reading: LLM Prompts for Network Engineers](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/worth-reading-llm-prompts-for-network-engineers/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-13 · ipSpace.net blog_ Tony Mattke put together a long list of recommendations that might help you get more out of your LLM tokens. Definitely worth reading instead of yelling at the stupid AI . ## [Compress netlab Lab Topologies with Dot Notation](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/netlab-compress-lab-topology/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-12 · ipSpace.net blog_ netlab is using the Python Box library to make the code easier to read 1 . When I started the project, I hated the way you fetch values from Python dictionaries with stuff like node\['ospf'\]\['area'\] ; Python Box lets you write node.ospf.area . Even better 2 , you can tell Python Box to create intermediate dictionaries as needed. node.ospf.area = 1 will automatically create the node.ospf dictionary.… ## [On ACLs and AI-Generated Device Configurations](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/netlab-acls-generated-configs/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-11 · ipSpace.net blog_ Last Friday, I had a lovely chat with Steinn Bjarnarson and Urs Baumann , resulting in the NetworkAutoMagic episode 11 . We couldn’t avoid mentioning netlab , the seven layers of ACL hell (which is still balmy compared to the QoS hell), and the gotchas of AI-generated device configurations. Fortunately, I don’t have to go into more details; Steinn published extensive notes , and if you… ## [netlab 26.08: ArcOS, VPP (FD.io), ACLs, and DNS](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/08/netlab-26-08/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-08-10 · ipSpace.net blog_ netlab release 26.08 brings a few humongous additions: ArcOS support by @roc-ops VPP (FD.io) with FRR or BIRD control plane by @jbemmel SONiC containers (also by @roc-ops ) IPv4/IPv6 access control lists in the routing module by @DanPartelly But wait, there’s more: Read more … ## [On the Futility of Opening Ansible Issues](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/futility-opening-ansible-issues/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-22 · ipSpace.net blog_ Remember the anonymous troll who chided me for writing a rant instead of opening a GitHub issue in the relevant Ansible repository? Well, I decided to be an open-source poster boy when I stumbled upon the next Ansible bug, and ended up feeling like a sweet summer child :( Read more … ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/W0qzHI9IgwH4) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Content: New Parameter in Multiple something\_config Ansible Modules](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/ansible-config-content/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-15 · ipSpace.net blog_ Last December, I wrote a pretty ranty post explaining how Ansible release 12 broke (some?) network device configuration playbooks. The inevitable anonymous troll (why are they always anonymous?) couldn’t resist asking whether I opened an issue on GitHub . I didn’t (more about that later), but when the solution to that rant was “ we’re deprecating using templates in src… ## [Worth Reading: Git Oh-Shit Toolkit](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/worth-reading-git-oh-shit-toolkit/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-14 · ipSpace.net blog_ Tony Mattke published a blog post I wish I’d read 10 years ago. His Oh-Shit Toolkit includes several tools one can use after messing up Git branches or commit history. Definitely worth reading, even if you’ve been working with Git for ages. ## [netlab 26.07: GRE, Wireguard, Graceful Restart, and Scale-Out Labs](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/netlab-26-07/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-13 · ipSpace.net blog_ The highlights of netlab release 26.07 include: The multiserver plugin by @muddyblack distributes containerlab devices across multiple servers. The GRE tunnel plugin supports GRE tunnels on Cisco IOS, FRR, VyOS, and Junos (vSRX and vJunos-router) (most device implementations done by @ssasso and @jbemmel ). The WireGuard tunnel plugin by @jbemmel supports WireGuard tunnels on FRR. The bgp.session… ## [netlab: 2000 Pull Requests Later ;))](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/netlab-2000-pr/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-09 · ipSpace.net blog_ Jeroen van Bemmel noticed an interesting fact yesterday evening: the netlab GitHub repository has 2000 merged/closed pull requests . I never expected the tiny “ let’s learn Python while working around the complexities of Vagrantfile ” project to get this far ;)) Thanks a million to everyone who contributed , reported a bug , asked a question , or helped us spread the word . You… ## [Worth Reading: Scripting Good Practices in Python](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/worth-reading-python-good-practices/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-08 · ipSpace.net blog_ Just in case you decide to build a simple Python project over the summer: read scripting good practices in Python by Brett Cannon and tell your AI friend to adhere to them ;) ## [Worth Reading: More VXLAN and EVPN Labs](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/worth-reading-more-vxlan-evpn/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-06 · ipSpace.net blog_ Ali Bahadır Coşkun continued his EVPN/VXLAN journey. Using the free netlab-powered EVPN/VXLAN labs , he finished the basic EVPN/VXLAN lab (adding EVPN control plane to VXLAN underlay), and then completed the whole VXLAN/IRB/anycast saga . Want to do something similar? The free EVPN/VXLAN lab exercises include six VXLAN labs , almost a dozen EVPN labs , and a few EVPN designs . I might add a lab or… ## [Worth Checking: EVPN Centralized Anycast Gateway](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/07/worth-reading-evpn-centralized-anycast-gw/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-07-01 · ipSpace.net blog_ Daniel Blažek couldn’t resist testing Arista EOS centralized anycast gateway functionality (on top of IPv6 underlay to make it even more fun) and published working device configurations in a GitHub repo . His repository includes a containerlab topology definition, so you can start the lab directly from the repository. ## [Getting Started with netlab @ Cisco DevNet](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-cisco-devnet-netlab-intro/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-29 · ipSpace.net blog_ Cisco DevNet channel has published an hour-long Getting Started with netlab interview with Suresh Vina , resulting in netlab.tools documentation having more weekly visits than ipspace.net blog for the first time. Thanks a million ;)) If you’re new to netlab , I hope you’ll enjoy the video. If you have any follow-up questions, don’t hesitate to start a discussion . ## [Time for Another Summer Break?](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/summer-break/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-26 · ipSpace.net blog_ I can confirm that an old saying is true: the older you are, the faster years pass. Can’t believe it’s time for another summer break. I hope you’ll manage to get away from work, turn off the Internet, and enjoy a few days in your favorite spot with your loved ones! I also promise I won’t be annoying you with boring stuff like EVPN next hops or pointers to AI myth-busters (I… ## [Worth Reading: Appearing Productive in The Workplace](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-workplace-ai-slop/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-25 · ipSpace.net blog_ The Appearing Productive in The Workplace article I stumbled upon is yet another masterful description of how AI slop, used by Expert Beginners, wastes everyone’s time and energy. Try to have fun reading it, even though it may be way too close to the mark. ## [Anycast-Only Gateways in EVPN Asymmetric IRB](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/arp-issues-evpn-anycast-only/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-24 · ipSpace.net blog_ In the previous blog post , I described how ARP works in an EVPN asymmetric IRB environment where the PE devices share an anycast MAC/IP address in addition to a unicast MAC/IP address. Today, let’s see how well things work if the PE devices have only the anycast MAC/IP address: Packet forwarding in an EVPN asymmetric IRB design using only anycast gateways Read more … ## [Worth Reading: My Network is Talking Back Thanks to SuzieQ MCP](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-suzieq-mcp/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-23 · ipSpace.net blog_ Claudia de Luna published a step-by-step description of how you can use SuzieQ data with an AI agent . That’s definitely interesting, but I found the list of MCP resources at the end of her blog post even more valuable; that’s a keeper even if you never looked at SuzieQ (in which case you REALLY SHOULD ). ## [Worth Reading: AI Enthusiasts Against AI Skeptics](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-ai-enthusiasts-skeptics/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-22 · ipSpace.net blog_ Charity Majors wrote an excellent article describing AI enthusiasts in a race against time and AI skeptics in a race against entropy . Fair warning: its very first sentence triggered an acute case of PTSD: I recently attended a talk where one of the presenters made some pretty…astonishing claims about what they had achieved by the pure, uncut power of vibe coding. I’ve seen way too many… ## [Worth Reading: Extending a VLAN with Static VXLAN](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-single-vlan-static-vxlan/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-18 · ipSpace.net blog_ Ali Bahadır Coşkun wrote a nice article describing how he mastered extending a VLAN with static VXLAN with the help of free netlab-powered VXLAN labs . The same set of lab exercises includes six VXLAN labs , almost a dozen EVPN labs , and a few EVPN designs . I might add a lab or two during the summer break. ## [ARP with Anycast Gateways in EVPN Asymmetric IRB](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/arp-issues-evpn-anycast-unicast/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-17 · ipSpace.net blog_ In previous blog posts, I described the ARP issues in EVPN environments, starting with centralized routing , and then asymmetric IRB with unicast (per-leaf-switch) first-hop gateways . Of course, no self-respecting vendor would tell you to do that; anycast gateways are all the rage these days. As always, anycast gateways could mean different things, depending on which vendor documentation you read… ## [Worth Reading: Leading Intelligent Networks](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/worth-reading-heroes-teams/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-16 · ipSpace.net blog_ Chris Grundemann wrote an interesting article arguing that you should structure your network operations around teams, not heroes . Even if you feel you’re perfectly OK with your network being held together by exhausted heroes (and duct tape), it could be a bit harder to deploy network automation in an always-busy hero culture. However, the choice, as they say, is yours. ## [SR-MPLS with OSPFv2](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/sr-mpls-ospf/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-15 · ipSpace.net blog_ I started my part of the Segment Routing workshop @ ITNOG10 exploring SR-MPLS with IS-IS ( simple SR-MPLS , dual-stack SR-MPLS , SR-MPLS over unnumbered IPv4 interfaces ). Next step: let’s change the routing protocol to OSPF while using the same network topology: Read more … ## [SR-MPLS with OSPFv2](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/sr-mpls-ospf/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-15 · ipSpace.net blog_ I started my part of the Segment Routing workshop @ ITNOG10 exploring SR-MPLS with IS-IS ( simple SR-MPLS , dual-stack SR-MPLS , SR-MPLS over unnumbered IPv4 interfaces ). Next step: let’s change the routing protocol to OSPF while using the same network topology: Read more … ## [AI in Networking with Andrew Yourtchenko](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/ai-in-networking/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-12 · ipSpace.net blog_ I always wanted to find someone who is more positive about AI than I am, while having solid “can deliver working stuff at scale” credentials. Andrew Yourtchenko definitely fits the bill. I first met him (online) when he was still an engineer in Cisco TAC, and when we finally met in person, he was busy automating the deployment of Cisco Live networking infrastructure . He was also… [Listen](http://media.blubrry.com/ipspace/stream.ipspace.net/nuggets/podcast/Show_207-AI_in_Networking_with_Andrew_Yourtchenko.mp3) ## [Using netlab to Configure Live Devices](https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/06/netlab-live-device-config/?utm_source=atom_feed) _2026-06-11 · ipSpace.net blog_ Leo Fleskes sent me an interesting question after reading my Generate Partial Device Configurations with netlab blog post: What is stopping us from eventually, given enough usage and coverage, using netlab to configure devices in the live network? In theory, nothing. In practice, you might hit a few hurdles: Read more …