Commercial

Recognise Bank appoints head of credit

Gavin Keyte has been appointed head of credit at Recognise Bank. He joins the new...

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...

COMMENT

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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,...

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Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now....

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

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

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