Commercial mortgages

New Shawbrook Academy schedule published

Shawbrook Bank has announced a new series of its Shawbrook Academy events for advisers. The...

New specialist distributor panel for SimplyBiz Mortgages

After a tender process, SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has unveiled its new specialist and complex lending...

Shawbrook continues NACFB title sponsorship

Shawbrook Bank is to renew its commitment to the National Association of Commercial Finance...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial offering

InterBay Commercial has cut rates across its commercial and semi-commercial range and implemented a...

Broker confidence rallies despite Brexit

Shawbrook Bank's latest Property Finance Broker Barometer has found that brokers across the board remain confident...

Shawbrook Commercial cuts pricing

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled reduced rates of up to 1.06% on commercial products and...

Shawbrook originations up 23%

Shawbrook Group has issued its interim management statement for the nine months from 1 January 2016 to...

7 in 10 brokers want a Hilary win

68% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank are banking on a Clinton win in...

TFC Homeloans reaches CaseBldr milestone

TFC Homeloans has passed the £1bn mark in enquiries submitted to its broker software...

NACFB chief to step down

Adam Tyler, chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), has announced...

Best completions quarter for Shawbrook Commercial

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that the third quarter of 2016 was its most successful to date...

Shawbrook continues commercial partner days

Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgage team has welcomed over a hundred brokers to its annual...

InterBay Commercial cuts legal fees

InterBay Commercial has partnered with solicitors Paris Smith LLP to offer an exclusive lender...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

COMMENT

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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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