Commercial mortgages

Stephen Johnson leaves Shawbrook

Stephen Johnson has relinquished his roles as Deputy CEO, executive director of the Shawbrook...

COLG plans new commercial lender

City of London Group (COLG) has revealed that it is to start the process...

Shawbrook welcomes new strategic broker partner

Hive Financial has become the latest Strategic Broker Partner for Shawbrook Bank. The firm is a...

Positive Commercial Finance celebrates tenth birthday

Specialist commercial finance broker Positive Commercial Finance is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its...

New Strategic Partner for Shawbrook Bank

Brooklands Commercial Finance has become a Strategic Partner of Shawbrook Bank. It has been a commercial...

Y3S Group rebrands to Specialist Mortgage Group

South Wales-based finance group Y3S has become the Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). It consists of...

AOBP appoints lender committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has finalised the formation of its lender committee. It...

New packager promises “old fashioned values”

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has launched with plans to restore the sector’s "old fashioned values". It...

Trio of new broker BDMs for Together

Together has appointed three new business development managers to cover the North East, London...

Together appoints commercial operations manager

Specialist lender Together has appointed Lesley Gardner as its new commercial operations manager. Gardner (pictured)...

2017 FP Show opens for registration

The Finance Professional Show (FP Show) will take place on 8 November at Olympia in...

NACFB appoints CEO

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the appointment of Graham...

Private equity vehicle’s Shawbrook bid passes key threshold

Private equity consortium Marlin Bidco is likely to take over Shawbrook Bank following capturing 75.6%...

Positive Commercial Finance hires new BDM

Positive Commercial Finance has appointed Simon Parkinson as business development manager (BDM). He has over...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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