Commercial

Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Molo reduces BTL rates for UK residents by 10bps

Specialist lender Molo has reduced rates by 10 basis-points (bps) across its UK resident...

UTB cuts rates by 1% and launches 95% LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 1% and launched...

Not enough land to deliver Burnham’s 300,000 homes

Andy Burnham’s flagship council housebuilding plan risks becoming a “postcode lottery”, according to new...

Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...

Together cuts fixed rates and expands criteria

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates across its fixed-rate product range and announced it...

Bank lending to smaller property investors falls 14%

The value of lending from UK-regulated banks to small and medium-sized property investment businesses...

YBS Commercial Mortgages cuts rates by up to 0.20%

YBS Commercial Mortgages is reducing rates on its fast-track buy-to-let range, specialist products for...

LendInvest launches semi-commercial BTL lending products

LendInvest has launched a new semi-commercial proposition within its range of buy-to-let products. The lender’s...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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