Commercial

Funding 365 warns of impending CBILS deadline

Funding 365 has received a further increase in its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...

Bridging lender completes MBO

MT Finance has announces the completion of a management buy-out (MBO). The deal puts 100%...

UTB appoints development finance quintet

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made five appointments to its development finance team. The lender...

Sirius appoints senior associate for hospitality and care

Sirius Property Finance has added to its hospitality and care home team with the...

New lender member for ASTL

Acre Lane Capital has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Acre Lane...

UTB opens new broker ‘Zoom Room’

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a ‘Zoom Room’, a virtual meeting place for...

Pitch 4 Finance launches pre-launch broker offer

Pitch 4 Finance has introduced a limited period offer for new brokers who register...

Fintech partnership to boost Atom bank lending

Atom bank has partnered with fintech Credit Kudos to further enhance its open data...

Suros Capital meets first partner goal

Luxury asset backed lender, Suros Capital, has hit its first goal of signing up...

New identity for bridger as it expands proposition

Mint Bridging has rebranded as Mint Property Finance. The new brand identity comes as the...

SME owners want furlough extension

With the current furlough scheme due to end on 30 April, 71% of SME...

Alternative Bridging Corporation launches mid-sized development deal

Alternative Bridging Corporation has unveiled Development 90, a stretched senior loan for mid-size residential...

New identity for development finance provider

Hambros Secured Lending has relaunched as Impact Lending, a new business arm in the...

Castle Trust joins PMS and Sesame panels

Castle Trust Bank has been added to the lender panels of PMS Mortgage Club...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Latest news

The Suffolk cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 26bps

Suffolk Building Society has reduced a range of 80% LTV buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Foundation trims specialist buy-to-let rates and broadens product range

Foundation has reduced pricing across much of its specialist buy-to-let range and introduced a...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...

Hampshire Trust Bank bolsters Midlands broker coverage with new hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mike Sharp as business development manager for the...

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