Commercial mortgages

Aldermore completes its largest commercial mortgage

Aldermore has provided a £29m, 10-year, interest-only commercial residential investment refinance facility. The deal represents...

Allica Bank appoints mortgage operations manager 

SME lender, Allica Bank, has appointed Carly Nutkins as mortgage operations manager. Nutkins (pictured) joins from Redwood...

Allica Bank sees huge rise in commercial mortgage applications

Allica Bank has reported a 235% increase in commercial mortgage applications since June. It has...

Together unveils new app from Nivo

Specialist lender Together has launched a new mobile phone app for its commercial loan...

Roma Finance unveils new development finance and commercial solutions

Roma Finance has launched a new 'ground up' development finance product as well as...

Shawbrook’s latest results show Covid impact

Shawbrook Bank's pre-tax profit for the fist six- months of 2020 totalled £5.9 million,...

First 4 Bridging adds Hampshire Trust Bank to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to...

Allica Bank appoints head of financial planning and analysis

Commercial mortgage provider, Allica Bank, has announced the appointment of Dipesh Halai as head...

Shawbrook appoints Midlands & South Wales regional development manager

Matthew Taylor has joined Shawbrook Bank as regional development manager. He is tasked with increasing support...

Shawbrook restarts physical valuations

Shawbrook Bank  has stated that physical valuations will recommence with immediate effect, following the...

OSB moves to 70% LTV ceiling on BTL and residential

OneSavings Bank has announced "enhanced" lending options. Precise Mortgages recently extended its range of products to...

Aldermore makes specialist finance appointments

Aldermore has announced two new appointments to its specialist finance team. Eric DeArmitt and Jack...

Yellow Stone finance appoints head of sales

Yellow Stone Finance has recruited Mike Kelsey to become its head of sales. Kelsey has...

Together funds Blackpool entrepreneur

Specialist lender Together has provided a £1.59m commercial mortgage to a chip shop owner...

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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