Commercial mortgages

Clever Lending completes HOBL for commercial investment

Clever Lending has helped a customer raise funds for the purchase of a commercial...

MFS to pilot commercial & semi-commercial buy-to-let deals

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched a pilot for a new range of semi-commercial...

Allica Bank supports care home operator’s growth plans

A commercial mortgage from Allica Bank has enabled Ashley Care Group to purchase the...

Allica Bank funds nursery & pre-school in Luton

Allica Bank has provided a £450,000 commercial mortgage to enable Kinder City nursery &...

Shawbrook: landlords could bring new life to high streets

19% of landlords are considering diversifying into commercial property, according to recent research from...

Shawbrook makes improvements to commercial mortgage offering

Shawbrook has made major changes to its core commercial mortgage proposition. The specialist lender has...

Atom bank expands care homes criteria

Atom bank has enhanced its care home product to accept applications from first time...

Atom bank partners with Assetz Capital

Assetz Capital is to become a key introducer of commercial mortgage loan applications to...

Shawbrook adds new fixes and updates ERCs

Shawbrook has unveiled two new mortgage products for its buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial ranges. The...

It’s time for brokers to diversify into the specialist sector

The practice of diversifying your investments has long been a mantra of investors, to...

Allica Bank unveils commercial mortgage team promotions

Allica Bank has revamped its broker commercial mortgage team with the promotion of three...

Shawbrook funds purpose-built student accommodation in Durham

Three Tuns Development, a joint venture between two professional property developers Simon Williams and...

Hodge joins FIBA as lender partner

Hodge is joining the Finance Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) as its new lending...

Aldermore provides £7m commercial mortgage

Aldermore has provided a £7m commercial mortgage to Yorkshire Property Rentals Limited for two...

COMMENT

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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LSL Financial Services appoints interim managing director

LSL Financial Services has appointed Piotr Nowosad as interim managing director to lead its...

Mortgage demand slows in second quarter as higher rates hit affordability

Higher borrowing costs weighed on mortgage demand during the second quarter, although Stonebridge says...

Omni Protect becomes first service provider to adopt Beagle Street intermediary proposition

Omni Protect has become the first service provider for directly authorised firms to offer...

Dudley BS rolls out new mortgage platform to all brokers

Dudley Building Society has completed the rollout of its new mortgage origination platform to...

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