Bridging

New ASTL executive committee

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) have appointed a new executive...

Government urged to help SME developers

LendInvest has called on the government to do more overcome the challenges and obstacles facing property...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

Funding 365 appoints sales director

Bridging lender Funding 365 has added Paul Weitzkorn to its team as sales director. He joins from Goldman Sachs,...

The buy-to-let Bank of Mum and Dad

We’ve all seen the importance of that venerable ‘institution’, the Bank of Mum and...

Fall in construction output

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that in July 2016, output in...

ASTL unveils conference speaker line-up

The ASTL has announced the full line-up of speakers for its conference on 22 September at...

Crystal becomes HLP partner

Mortgage and general insurance network HLPartnership (HLP) has chosen Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) as preferred...

Roma Finance unveils new products and lower rates

Following the announcement of a new multi-million pound funding line, Roma Finance is passing this cheaper cost of...

Brightstar reveals EasySource registration stats

Brightstar has reported that over 3,000 intermediaries have registered to use its EasySource sourcing...

United Trust Bank appoints chairman

United Trust Bank has appointed Richard Murley as its new chairman. His appointment follows...

NACFB Commercial Finance Expo to expand for 2017

The NACFB's Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) will to a larger venue at the NEC...

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

Bridging lender appoints legal head

Mint Bridging has appointed Anthony Akka as head of in-house legal. He has nearly...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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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