Commercial

Funding 365 attains CBILS accreditation

Funding 365 has been accredited as a new lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption...

Reward Finance Group funds sanitiser business growth

Wolverhampton-based X-Mist, which has invented a dry sanitation process, has received a £400,000 business...

Together unveils new app from Nivo

Specialist lender Together has launched a new mobile phone app for its commercial loan...

Fiduciam grows N. Ireland operations with wedding venue loan

Fiduciam is expanding its operations in Northern Ireland with the issuing of a Coronavirus...

FIBA to hold 2021 annual conference in January

Trade body FIBA is to hold its Annual Conference 2021 on 20 January. The conference...

Shawbrook completes £1.2m exit bridge for developer

Shawbrook Bank has completed a £1.18m developer exit bridging loan for an experienced property...

Alternative short-term lender launches

Suros Capital has launched today to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people...

Aldermore funds buyout with invoice finance

Aldermore bank has provided an invoice finance facility for an entrepreneur to buy housewares...

Shawbrook provides loan to waste management manufacturer

Private equity house, Chiltern Capital, has completed an investment in a waste management incinerator...

Asset finance market down 11%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

Together: we’re open for business during lockdown

Specialist lender Together has outlined its strategy as the UK enters its second lockdown. Together...

UTB refinances £34m Falmouth seafront development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is to refinance 53 luxury apartments being developed by housebuilders...

Covid worrying SMEs more than Brexit

48% of British businesses are worried about the impact of the second wave of...

Octane provides 1,000th loan

Octane Capital has completed its 1,000th loan since launching in 2017. The lender said the...
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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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The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...
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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...
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GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

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