Commercial

Halifax takes top spot for broker experience in latest lender benchmark

Halifax has been named the best mainstream lender and the top performer for overall...

Yorkshire Building Society brings mortgage brands under one division

Yorkshire Building Society is consolidating its mortgage operations into a single Homes division in...

HSBC UK passes £500m milestone in broker-led SME lending

HSBC UK has more than doubled its broker-originated SME lending this year, passing the...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let...

Allica boosts SME mortgage appetite and launches cashback offer

Allica Bank has refreshed its owner-occupier mortgage appetite as it looks to help established...

Gareth Lewis on leading MT Finance through a changing landscape

Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist...

AFIG launches nationwide Broker Club for specialist finance brokers

AFIG Ltd has launched the Broker Club, a new initiative designed to reshape the...

The Newcastle trims rates for newly self-employed borrowers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has overhauled its self-employed proposition, cutting rates by up to 0.30%...

Atom bank provides £3.2m facility to refinance Worcestershire distillery unit

Atom bank has delivered a £3.2 million refinancing facility for a landlord seeking to...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Survey highlights strongest funding demand in hospitality, leisure and construction

Hospitality, leisure and construction firms are generating the strongest demand for business finance, according...

DAGEM Power secures cashflow support to drive UK green energy projects

DAGEM Power, the Cannock based engineering specialist, is using tailored invoice finance from eCapital...

Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

COMMENT

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...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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