Commercial

West One ups development finance loan limit 

West One Loan is now offering senior development facilities up to £15m. The previous limit...

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...

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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