Invoice finance

Bibby strengthens southern team

Independent invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has hired Sarah Hatswell, Paul Marjoram...

Ultimate Finance expands North East presence

Ultimate Finance has appointed David Paget to cover the North East. Paget (pictured), who...

Bibby Financial Services expands office network

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) plans to open two new business centres in Greater London...

Bibby hires BDM

The UK's largest invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services, has appointed Leicester based Thomas...

Ultimate Finance expands into Scotland

Ultimate Finance Group, which provides cashflow solutions to SMEs, is opening its first office...

Scottish SMEs turning to invoice finance

Bibby Financial Services Scotland (BFS) has increased its funding to Scottish businesses in January...

Bibby hires East Midlands corporate manager

Bibby Financial Services has appointed Barry Lee as corporate manager in the East Midlands. Lee...

Bibby bolsters Scottish operation

Bibby Financial Services has strengthened its Inverness, Stirlingshire and Perthshire team with the appointment of...

NACFB expo open for registration

Visitor registration is open for the sixth NACFB Commercial Finance Expo. Doors open at...

Brightstar hires its first BDM

Brightstar has appointed Chris Bennett as its first business development manager (BDM). He will report...

Bibby appoints head of sales for the north east

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mike Day as its head of sales for...

COMMENT

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

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Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Lenders turn to live data as mortgage searches rise

Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence...

Stamp duty receipts hold at £6.6 billion despite lower thresholds

Homebuyers paid £6.6 billion in stamp duty land tax during the first half of...

Finova launches AI agent to cut mortgage admin

Finova has launched an AI-powered application service designed to transfer brokers' client data into...

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