Commercial

United Trust Bank posts record new lending figures

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported an increase in new lending to a record...

“Disproportionate pressure” on SMEs to reduce carbon footprint

New research from Time Finance has suggested that pressure is being felt by smaller...

Making the most of Permitted Development

There is no doubt that since Permitted Development schemes were introduced in 2020, landlords...

UTB appoints senior underwriter to asset finance credit team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has recruited underwriter Rob Irving to its asset finance credit...

Reward plans to double its SME lending over next three years

SME funder, Reward Finance Group, has secured a £50m increase in its credit line...

Metro Bank becomes NACFB patron

Metro Bank has become the latest lender to join the National Association of Commercial...

Paragon provides £22.6m development finance for student scheme

Student accommodation provider Study Inn Group has secured a £22.6 million finance facility from...

SPF and LendInvest complete £14m of development funding

SPF Private Clients and LendInvest have partnered across three deals in a week, worth...

Shawbrook creates bridging & seconds team amid restructure

Shawbrook is implementing a new structure designed to deliver an improved service proposition. Emma Cox...

Aldermore appoints asset finance BDM

Aldermore bank has appointed James Harrowsmith as business development manager in its asset finance...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team

Time Finance has announced an addition to its invoice finance team as David Nurcombe...

91% of SMEs still have cash reserves

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 39% of SMEs plan on...

Suros Capital partners with Funding Bay

'Luxury asset' lender Suros Capital has announced its latest partnership with SME finance specialist,...

Assetz Capital appoints business development director

Assetz Capital has announced the appointment of Jason Way as business development director. Based in...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

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...

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Councils to gain earlier powers over long-term empty homes

Councils will be able to intervene when homes have stood empty for six months...

Phoebus completes latest SOC 2 Type II assessment

Phoebus Software has renewed its SOC 2 Type II attestation after KPMG assessed the...

Low-deposit mortgage lending climbs 38% to £24.7bn

Mortgage lending at loan-to-value ratios above 90% rose sharply over the past year as...

Stonebridge reports sharp rise in protection policies placed in trust

The proportion of protection policies being placed in trust has risen substantially over the...

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