Commercial

UTB pairs with Homes England to fund SME builders

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, have announced...

Sirius and Miragon in development finance partnership

Sirius Property Finance has teamed up with Miragon Investments and lender, Hilltop Credit Partners,...

Reward Finance Group expands Manchester team

Reward Finance Group's Manchester team is expanding with the appointment of Christine Daly as...

Hope Capital launches commercial collection

Hope Capital has unveiled its Nineties Collection for commercial property. The collection consists of two...

UTB makes asset finance credit appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Oliver Hobday as an underwriter in its asset...

CSF: telephone account managers more important than ever

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Craig Kedian as telephone account manager for the...

Fiduciam provides TVR with CBILS loan

Fiduciam has provided car manufacturer TVR through a further three-year £2 million loan, under...

Octane joins L&G club panel

Octane Capital has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club. Club...

UTB funds £11m beachside redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) is to finance a development of 14 luxury two and...

CSF makes development finance underwriting hire

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Adam Tauber as a specialist underwriter for development...

Target Group sounds BBLS warning

Target Group has warned lenders they need to act now on issues arising from...

Redbook appoints business development manager

Redwood Bank has appointed Sonia Mann as a business development manager. Mann (pictured) worked for 18 years...

44% of intermediaries looking forward to 2021

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported that 54% of brokers and intermediaries say they undershot...

Brightstar partners with Selina Finance

Brightstar Financial has joined up with Selina Finance to provide semi-exclusive distribution of the...

COMMENT

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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AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...

Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

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