Commercial

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...

Pivot improves heavy refurb and ground-up offerings

Development and bridging lender Pivot, has made changes to its heavy refurbishment and ground...

Recognise appoints BDM trio

Recognise Bank has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs) as part of its...

Commercial vehicle demand behind asset finance market growth

Total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 106% in...

Roma appoints BDM for London & SE

Roma Finance has appointed Kirsty Botten as business development manager (BDM) for London and...
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COMMENT

Artificial Intelligence

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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First-time buyers

Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

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

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....
Building Societies

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...
Building Societies

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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