Commercial

Atelier provides real-time dashboard for borrowers

Development lender Atelier has launched a secure platform that enables borrowers to view and...

TAB secures private equity funding

TAB has secured a funding line with an undisclosed global private equity firm and...

Fiduciam funds complex Manchester £5m development loan

Fiduciam has provided a £5m development loan for the construction of a £10m seven-storey...

Castle Trust provides £13.2m development loan for Build to Rent Scheme

Castle Trust Bank has agreed a £13.2m development loan with Laner Ltd, for a...

MAB’s Scottish network partner hires commercial ops director

Mortgage Advice Bureau’s Regional Network Partner in Scotland has expanded its senior team with...

A Shade Greener Finance joins ASTL

A Shade Greener (ASG) Finance has become the latest lender to join the Association...

Aldermore launches new invoice finance product

Aldermore has launched Receivables Finance, a new invoice finance product designed to support the...

Together extends HABS warehouse facility

Together Financial Services Limited has announced the refinancing of Highfield Asset Backed Securitisation 1 Limited...

First 4 Bridging to hold specialist lending seminars

First 4 Bridging (F4B) will be hosting three specialist lending seminars across the country. These...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates and raises selected tracker pricing

Virgin Money is reducing fixed mortgage rates across purchase, remortgage and selected buy-to-let product...

The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...

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