Commercial

New head of Y3S Bridging & Commercial announced

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has appointed a new head of its Y3S Bridging &...

74% of SMEs confident ‘normal’ demand to return by Xmas

The latest Covid-19 Pulse survey from business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has found...

Sirius bolsters development division

Sirius Property Finance has appointed Devraj Ray as a senior associate in its development division. Ray...

Pitch 4 Finance sees strong demand for commercial lending

Pitch 4 Finance has revealed that it received £66.8m worth of enquiries in its...

Shawbrook introduces e-signatures for BTL, bridging and commercial

Shawbrook Bank has launched e-signatures for bridging, buy-to-let and commercial investment customers. The e-signature technology is...

UTB’s asset finance head of sales to retire

Keith Sangwin, currently, asset finance head of sales at United Trust Bank (UTB), has...

SMEs investing to recover from Covid

Aldermore says there are signs of recovery for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as...

Reward Finance to open new offices

Reward Finance Group had reported its strongest ever new business performance in March, resulting...

United Trust Bank appoints head of originations

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Paul De Croos as head of originations –...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance provides £21m ABL deal

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided a £21.73m asset-based lending facility to Orchard...

Shawbook to become Saracens commercial partner

Shawbrook Bank is entering into a multi-year partnership with rugby club Saracens. Shawbrook offers specialist...

BFS unveils £300m SME pandemic fund

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced a £300m Pandemic Recovery Fund to support SMEs...

Go Business Loans unveils fast short-term SME lending facility

Go Business Loans has launched a new business loan facility to help support small...

Aldermore joins MMA

Aldermore Bank has become the latest lender to join the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA). The...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

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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Compliance

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...
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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...
Appointments

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...
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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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