Commercial

Tuscan Capital appoints underwriting specialist

Bridging lender Tuscan Capital has appointed short-term lending underwriting specialist to join its credit...

Shawbrook deal to boost management buy-in funding

SME credit firm Caple has launched a new loan product exclusively for management teams...

Shawbrook provides £7m loan in two days

Shawbrook Bank has completed a £7m commercial investment loan in two working days. The bank’s...

MFS provides fast £2.9m commercial bridge

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £2.9 million commercial bridging loan in five...

Together completes £200m securitisation

Together has completed what it describes as its first small balance commercial mortgage backed...

No industry faith in government sorting out cladding

An industry poll has found that just 1% of industry professionals have total faith...

Five new hires for Catalyst

Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of five new members across its credit...

Saffron extends webinar series and features cricket legend

SFI Live, Saffron for Intermediaries' webinar series, will next take place on 19 March...

Shawbrook to boost Caple’s proposition

Shawbrook Bank has undertaken a new strategic relationship with alternative SME credit fintech, Caple....

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...

COMMENT

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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Fintel sells Gateway Surveying Services and APS in £1m non-core disposal

Fintel plc has disposed of Gateway Surveying Services and APS Legal & Associates to...

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...

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...

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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