Commercial

MBE Manchester Expo to host 2022 FIBA Annual Conference

Specialist property finance trade body, FIBA and Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) have announced a...

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...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

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Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

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