Commercial

SME owners optimistic about businesses reopening

25% of SME leaders feel optimistic about businesses reopening following the third lockdown and...

Pitch 4 Finance launches following broker pre-registration

Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help intermediaries source the best solutions for their...

UTB makes hire for mid-ticket asset finance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Jon Mote as its head of specialist business...

Together delivers nine-hour commercial bridge

Together and First 4 Bridging have worked together to produce a £400,000 commercial bridging...

Shawbrook cuts commercial investment rates

Shawbrook Bank has reduced in rates across its commercial investment proposition, with rates now starting...

SMG acquires remaining shares in Y3S Bridging & Commercial

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has acquired the full share capital of Y3S Bridging & Commercial...

Roma Finance joins Fluent Bridging panel

Fluent Bridging has appointed Roma Finance to its bridging panel. The lender's bridging, development...

Allica Bank bolsters business finance teams

Allica Bank has made four appointments to its team to boost its operational capacity...

SimplyBiz unveils Specialist Property Finance Club with FIBA

Mortgage club, SimplyBiz Mortgages, has teamed up with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

ASTL and FIBA team up for joint event

Trade bodies, the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) and the Financial Intermediary & Broker...

F4B Network integrates OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been integrated across its proposition by the F4B Network. This...

New mortgage and protection network launches

A new, independent mortgage and protection network, "run by brokers for brokers", has launched. Harwell...

Shawbrook announces funding for SME provider

Shawbrook Bank has provided a revolving credit facility to 4Syte Structured Finance, a Chelmsford-based...

HGV firm provided with £200k facility from Aldermore

Aldermore Bank has provided a £200,000 invoice finance facility to Skipper Recruit, a heavy...
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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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