Commercial

Brightstar to hold ‘DIP in a Day’ event with Allica Bank

Brightstar Financial has launched a ‘DIP in a Day’ event in partnership with Allica...

UTB funds £28.9m Cornwall redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) is financing the £28.9m redevelopment of a former hotel site...

Specialist Finance Centre launches SFC Scotland

Specialist Finance Centre (SFC) has announced the launch of its proposition into Scotland as...

Two new hires at Hampshire Trust Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has strengthened its asset finance division with two experienced senior...

Reward boosts Yorkshire and North East business development team

Reward Finance Group has appointed Harriet Gibbs as business development director in its Leeds...

Development lender awarded ISO 9001 certification

Development finance lender Atelier has been awarded the ISO 9001 Quality Management certification. Assessors from...

Proplend completes commercial property VAT loan

Proplend has completed the first ever investor funded VAT loan. The £1.8m loan, which closed...

Allica Bank provides commercial mortgage for firm’s growth

CME Limited, a Somerset-based automation and packaging machinery specialists, has secured a "significant" commercial...

New FLA chair announced

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced the appointment of Rebecca McNeil as...

UTB appoints asset finance head of sales

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Astrid Michael as its new head of sales...

London Wall Lending funds £18m Bristol starter home development

MCR Homes has secured £18 million of development finance to fund construction of 91...

6% rise in asset finance new business

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

More new appointments at Signature Property Finance

Short-term lender Signature Property Finance has announced a series of new appointments, as it...

Pilot aims to incentivise the building of ‘green’ homes

Development lender Atelier has launched a pilot programme which it claims uses the power of global...
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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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Buy-to-let

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...
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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...
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Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...
Buy-to-let

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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