Commercial

SME business confidence remains high

78% of SME respondents to a recent survey said they were either ‘confident’ or...

Bibby Financial Services appoints managing director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the appointment of Derek Ryan as managing director. Ryan...

Suros Capital inventory loan product helps jeweller’s cashflow

Suros Capital has advanced a short term loan of £210,000 to help a diamond...

Aldermore funds £4.2m portfolio refinancing

Aldermore bank has provided a £4.2m commercial residential refinance loan to returning customer, McIver...

Brokers expect to face challenges with valuations

82% of brokers are confident about the UK lending environment until the end of...

LendInvest agrees £150m Barclays funding partnership

LendInvest has announced a £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC. Barclays has partnered with LendInvest...

Sirius hails first ‘graduates’ from academy

Sirius Property Finance has announced the ‘graduation’ of its first two Academy members, who...

Roma Finance improves bridging and development criteria

Roma Finance has made changes its bridging and development criteria, with an increase of...

Recognise Bank appoints NW & Yorkshire BDM

Recognise Bank has appointed a new business development manager for the North West and Yorkshire. Paul...

Maximum LTV searches prevalent in all specialist sectors

Brokers are searching for ‘maximum loan to value (LTV)’ in large numbers, according to...

Nucleus Commercial Finance appoints BDM for London & SE

Nucleus Commercial Finance has announced that Sam Percival has joined as business development manager (BDM)...

Economic bounceback critical for broker success

55% of brokers believe an economic bounceback and the avoidance of high unemployment is...

Pink Pig Loans appoints three directors

Pink Pig Loans has  announced the appointment of a trio of new directors to...

BFS appoints regional head of sales

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mike Day as head of sales for Yorkshire...
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COMMENT

Comment

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Latest news

Building Societies

The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...
Specialist

Foundation trims specialist buy-to-let rates and broadens product range

Foundation has reduced pricing across much of its specialist buy-to-let range and introduced a...
Regulation

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...
Appointments

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters Midlands broker coverage with new hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mike Sharp as business development manager for the...

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