Commercial mortgages

InterBay partners with VAS Panel

InterBay, part of specialist lender OSB Group, has partnered with VAS Panel to help...

HTB launches new ERC Lite and ERC Plus products

Hampshire Trust Bank is launching two new specialist five-year fixed rate residential and semi-commercial...

The Cumberland’s new hospitality lending triples

The Cumberland Building Society has announced that its new lending to the hospitality industry...

New brokerage to focus on bridging and commercial business

Nick Simmons is launching a new mortgage brokerage, The Finance Company, alongside Magnus Duke...

Atom bank improves commercial mortgage criteria

Atom bank has revamped its serviceability criteria for both variable and fixed rate commercial...

Recognise Bank supports automotive business with £555k commercial mortgage

Recognise Bank has agreed a £555,000 commercial mortgage to help an automotive business purchase...

Pitch 4 Finance unveils new identity

Pitch 4 Finance has relaunched as Provide Finance. The platform features a panel of more...

Alternative Bridging Corporation expands office space

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its office by more than 50% to accommodate its...

First 4 Bridging rebrands to Envelop

Packager First 4 Bridging (F4B) and the F4B Network have revealed a full rebranding...

Assetz Capital provides commercial mortgage in Swansea

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has completed another project in South Wales, an area...

Allica targets £500m of loan offers from now until year-end

Allica Bank is aiming to make £500 million in committed loan offers between September...

VAS Panel completes over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank

VAS Panel has completed over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank in 16...

Questions to open up commercial opportunities

One of the most critical challenges that brokers consistently face is ensuring that enough...

Aldermore provides £6.4m commercial mortgage for shopping centre

Aldermore has provided Saxon Square Christchurch with a £6.4m commercial mortgage, refinancing its key...

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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