Development finance

New strategic broker partner for Shawbrook

Prospero Finance Ltd has become the latest Strategic Broker Partner for Shawbrook Bank. Prospero Finance were...

Sirius Property Finance to grow business in in north west

Adele Turton has joined Sirius Property Finance to run the lender's new Manchester office. Turton...

Paragon considers development finance lender acquisition

Paragon Banking Group has responded to speculation around a possible acquisition of Titlestone, the residential...

Masthaven joins TMA Club’s lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Masthaven to its lender panel. This arrangement...

Oblix Capital hires pair of BDMs

Oblix Capital has announced two BDM appointments to cover London and the South.   Both...

Record quarter for Mantra Capital

Boutique commercial finance consultancy Mantra Capital has reported that March was its biggest ever month for...

Government urged to improve access to finance for property SMEs

LendInvest is calling on the UK government to forge better partnerships with the alternative...

Aldermore funds £6m commercial property development facility

Acre Invest has agreed a £6.27m funding package with Aldermore, to build a large...

Black Book Finance arranges £5m Shawbrook development facility

Shawbrook Bank's development finance team has supported another new funding facility working alongside Black...

ASTL members less positive about long-term prospects for UK economy

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) continue to be confident about...

Don’t fall into the luxury property trap

With all of the talk of the housing shortage in the UK, it seems...

FIBA to introduce ‘Live Deal Room’ to regional events

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that April's regional events come with...

92% of brokers expect 2018 bank rate rise

A poll by United Trust Bank of brokers and intermediaries working in the fields...

Strong final quarter of 2017 for ASTL members

In the final three months of 2017, members of the ASTL lent £319.4 million...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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