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Strong September for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has published its service level agreement (SLA) figures for...

Y3S Group posts £1.7m profit

Y3S Group has reported a combined net profit before taxation of £1.7m on total revenues...

Oblix Capital hires head of credit

Bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed Tom Reeve as head of credit....

Promise reports surge in commercial business

Master broker Promise Solutions has reported a 200% increase in new business in its commercial...

New BDM for Funding 365

Bridging lender Funding 365 has expanded its team with the appointment of Dawn Trustam as...

Smart Money secures FCA authorisation

Chester-based secured loan and bridging distributor Smart Money Limited (SML) has received its full...

Development broker refreshes brand image

Development and bridging broker Positive Commercial Finance has updated its brand image. It wanted a brand identity...

Roma Finance hires introducer relationship manager

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Vicki Ineson as relationship manager. The appointment comes...

Together makes capital appointment

Specialist lender Together has appointed a new divisional sales manager for London. Tanya Elmaz has...

Positive reveals plans for surging bridging business

Positive Lending has reported a major increase in its bridging business, beating its previous...

Dragonfly to rebrand in the New Year

Dragonfly Property Finance, part of the Octopus group, will rebrand to become part of...

Record results for Crystal

Crystal Specialist Finance has passed the total figure for issued terms in 2014, and...

Shawbrook completes its first regulated bridging deal

Shawbrook Bank has announced its completion on its new regulated bridging mortgage offering. The lender...

Brightstar receives Investors in People bronze award

Brightstar has achieved an Investors in People bronze level accreditation following its first assessment.  Just...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...