Commercial

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has appointed Lauren Maloney as business development manager in its invoice finance...

Pivot to utilise LDS Sales Guarantee

Pivot has announced the launch of a new development finance offering with an in-built...

SME bank hires head of client relationship management

Allica Bank has announced the appointment of Emma Lane as head of client relationship...

LendInvest refreshes bridging rates

LendInvest has made a series of changes to its bridging suite, as time taken...

New BDM for Time Finance

Time Finance has appointed Jake Bebbington as business development manager (BDM) to drive its...

Recognise Bank appoints commercial banking managing director

SME lender, Recognise Bank, has appointed Ian Workman as its managing director of commercial...

UTB provides £1.5m planning gain facility

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £1.5m planning gain facility...

Bibby Financial Services opens new central London office

Independent invoice financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), is opening a new central London office...

Fluent Money Group refreshes brand and website

North-West based form Fluent Money Group has launched its new website, consolidating its six...

New insurance advice firm to target developer community

A new insurance and financial advisory firm, J3 Advisory, as launched to market. The firm...

Suros Capital provides pre-arranged finance facility

Suros Capital has introduced a new facility for advisers and their clients to provide...

Allica Bank launches £110m funding round

Allica Bank has announced a £110m Series B funding round led by Atalaya Capital...

New lender member for ASTL

Buzz Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Shawbrook completes £670k semi-commercial deal in 14 days

Shawbrook Bank has provided a customer with a £670k mortgage to purchase a semi-commercial...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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