Commercial

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...

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...
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COMMENT

Comment

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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First-time buyers

Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning...
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Advice firm wins first client through ChatGPT after AI visibility push

A financial advice firm secured its first client through ChatGPT within two weeks of...
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Lifetime ISAs linked to £67.5bn of first-time buyer property purchases

Lifetime ISAs have helped more than 417,000 people buy their first home since the...

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