Commercial

Shawbrook Bank cuts commercial heavy refurb rates

Shawbrook Bank has made a reduction in rates across its Commercial Heavy Refurbishment product...

UTB and IBF provide funding for £52m mixed use development

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Iron Bridge Finance (IBF) are funding a £52m scheme...

FIBA partners with Alternative Business Funding to create sourcing solution

Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has teamed up with Alternative Business Funding (ABF)...

UTB boosts asset finance operations team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has expanded its asset finance operations team with four new...

Beverley BS seeks to boost its mixed-used mortgage reach

Beverley Building Society is aiming to expand its reach in the mixed-use, (semi-commercial) mortgage...

BFS joins Private Finance lending panel

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has been appointed to the lending panel of national brokerage,...

SMEs prepare for Christmas shortages

The turnover of UK SMEs increased by 20 points in September, despite widespread goods...

Finsec joins Knowledge Bank platform

Specialist second charge and secured business loan lender, Finsec, has added its criteria to...

FLA launches recommendations to boost green lending

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has published its manifesto, Making Green Finance Mainstream,...

Octopus provides £10m loan for central Manchester development

Octopus Real Estate has completed a £10 million loan secured on a prime development...

Uinsure launches specialist in-house insurance team

Uinsure has created a new insurance division, Uinsure Specialist, to handle non-standard and commercial...

Sourcing system reveals UK lender total

There are around 900 lenders in the UK covering an wide variety of finance...

KSEYE launches new hybrid buy-to-let products

Bridging lender KSEYE has unveiled a new range of hybrid buy-to-let finance products for...

Sancus appoints head of sales for the South

Sancus has appointed Jaxon Stevens as head of sales (South). He will be based in...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

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...
Appointments

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...
News

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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