Commercial

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...

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...
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Artificial Intelligence

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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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

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