Commercial

FIBA bolsters lender panel representation

Specialist finance trade body, FIBA has appointed SME specialist lender, Hilltop Credit Partners, to...

SMEs set to struggle with business rates

46% of UK small business owners say they can’t afford to contribute anything towards...

Reward Finance Group simplifies SME lending product

Reward Finance Group has replaced its Invoice Finance Plus product with ‘Asset Based Solutions’...

UTB makes asset finance BDM appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Kerry Stuart as a business development manager (BDM)...

Time Finance appoints head of ops for asset finance

Joe Ralphs has taken up a new head of operations role within the asset finance...

Sancus makes two specialist hires

Specialist property lender, Sancus, has appointed two new business development managers to expand its...

Suros Capital launches product for watch industry

Suros Capital has devised a new finance product aimed at the watch industry to...

Roma Finance appoints senior BDM

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Mark Foley as its senior business development...

Brilliant Solutions joins MAB’s specialist broker panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) advisers can now access the specialist packaging and referral services...

Paragon provides £25.5m development funding package

Watford Riverwell (Family Housing) LLP, a joint venture between Watford Borough Council and Kier...

New Shawbrook podcast on bridging and PDR

Shawbrook Bank has issued a new A conversation with Shawbrook podcast episode. It is hosted by...

Loans Warehouse joins MAB specialist broker panel

Specialist broker Loans Warehouse has been added Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) new specialist broker...

Sirius Property Finance makes structured finance hire

Sirius Property Finance has added to its structured finance team with the appointment of...

Specialist lender boosts credit team

Atelier Capital Partners has had made two appointments to its credit team. Former head 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...

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SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

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...

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