Commercial mortgages

Masthaven streamlines bridging range

Masthaven Finance has announced a sweeping overhaul of its unregulated bridging loan proposition, including...

Brokers report highest satisfaction with lenders since 2020

Brokers have awarded mortgage lenders their highest satisfaction scores in over four years, according...

ASK Partners appoints Joe Freedman as head of origination after Elliot Blatt’s exit

ASK Partners (ASK) has announced the promotion of Joe Freedman to Head of Origination,...

Arc & Co. arranges £12m funding for pub portfolio

Specialist capital advisory firm Arc & Co. has completed a £12m funding deal for...

The Cumberland strengthens support for SMEs with new lending criteria

The Cumberland Building Society has announced an expansion of its commercial lending criteria, signalling...

MT Finance appoints Darren Clarke to lead new commercial division

MT Finance has announced the appointment of Darren Clarke to lead its newly formed...

LHV Bank completes £5m refinancing for specialist care home assets

LHV Bank has completed a £5 million commercial real estate facility to refinance two...

InterBay backs £5.3m acquisition of London teaching site

Specialist lender InterBay has provided £5.3m in finance to support the purchase of a...

Pigeon secures multi-million-pound green loan for eco-friendly industrial development

Developer and property investor Pigeon has secured a multi-million-pound green loan from Virgin Money...

Regional imbalance deepens as development in London slows

The UK housing market is facing a stark regional imbalance as new data points...

Demand surges and efficiency peaks in specialist lending, Brickflow data reveals

The first quarter of 2025 has seen a marked surge in activity across the...

Redwood Bank advances digital transformation with finova servicing upgrade

Redwood Bank has taken the first step in a renewed technology strategy with the...

Redwood Bank appoints non-executive director

Redwood Bank has appointed Tina Kokkinos to its board as an independent non-executive director...

Catalyst joins Brilliant Solutions lender panel

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has been added to the lender panel of Brilliant...

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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