Commercial mortgages

Signature hits £100m lending target

Signature Private Finance has revealed its has reached the £100m lending target set by...

United Trust Bank reveals 2018 ‘Open Book’ winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2018 ‘Open Book’ broker...

Commercial property investors could embark on ‘post Brexit binge’

A new report has found that the commercial investment market remains "compelling" despite Brexit...

FIBA to sponsor new property sector event

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) is to sponsor a new event in...

Aldermore unveils VAT loans for commercial purchases

Aldermore had introduced VAT loans to cover the VAT due on the purchase of...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...

Signature appoints lending manager in Scotland

Signature Private Finance has appointed Alan Coats as its latest lending manager. He will be...

Castle Trust partners with Platinum Options

Castle Trust has embarked upon a partnership with commercial specialist, Platinum Options, with an...

Shawbrook revamps commercial investment product

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has revised their commercial investment proposition. Changes include improved rates on...

White Oak UK and Spotcap in business finance partnership

Business lenders White Oak UK and Spotcap have entered into a partnership with the...

The Buy to Let Business becomes Dynamo

The Buy to Let Business has rebranded as Dynamo. Ying Tan, founder and chief executive,...

Shawbrook Commercial cuts minimum personal guarantee amount

The Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages team has revised its position on personal guarantees. The new minimum...

InterBay Commercial appoints new senior London BDM

InterBay Commercial has appointed Davey Gurm as a senior business development manager (BDM) to...

Commercial Trust adds Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panel

Specialist buy-to-let and commercial finance broker Commercial Trust Limited has announced the addition of Hampshire...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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