Commercial

New successful round of funding for CrowdProperty

CrowdProperty has closed a £1.8m equity funding round. This follows its recent announcement about it...

Continued growth in asset finance sector

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

Allica Bank partners with VAS Panel

Allica Bank has added valuation panel management service, VAS Panel, onto its valuation database...

Newable Finance becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Newable Finance has been appointed as a new strategic broker partner of Shawbrook Bank’s...

SME leaders not hopeful about ‘levelling up’

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 56% of SME leaders believe...

Recognise appoints professional and healthcare heads

Recognise Bank has hired two new industry sector specialists to lead its propositions. Robert Hulse...

Bibby Financial Services appoints regional head of corporate

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Riana Azam as regional head of corporate for businesses...

Roma Finance unveils RomaPrime & RomaPro ranges

Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with better rates and improved...

Shawbrook Bank revises commercial investment proposition

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of changes to its commercial and Ssemi-commercial investment...

Mint Property Finance creates new management team

Mint Property Finance has introduced a new leadership team in order to promote business...

Development finance market “hotting up”

The number of development finance lenders has increased by 52% since 2016, according to research...

Strettons joins the ASTL

Strettons has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term...

UTB funds £10m Ashcourt development in Bridlington

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing the finance for a development of 22 new...

Hodge joins Brickflow

Hodge has become the latest to plug into Brickflow, a search engine for development...

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...

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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...

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...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

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

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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