Commercial

BFS provided £40m of new corporate funding in June

Invoice financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), provided £40m in new funding facilities to corporate...

FIBA presents lender partner video interviews

FIBA, the specialist finance trade body, has announced the latest series of interviews with...

Lendlord produces investor deal analysis tool

Lendlord has unveiled an improved Property Deal Analyser as part of its portfolio management...

Aldermore makes senior real estate appointment

Aldermore has appointed Iain Bryson as its new head of development and specialist property...

Aldermore creates new commercial director for asset finance role

Aldermore Bank has the role of commercial director, asset finance sales, with the commercial...

UTB launches asset refinance and acquisition CBILS products for SMEs

United Trust Bank has launched a range of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)...

First 4 Bridging adds Hampshire Trust Bank to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to...

Double Manchester milestone for Reward Finance Group

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group, has marked the first anniversary of the opening...

BFS provides £5m funding line to wholesale food provider

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £5m funding facility to Hider Food Imports...

Covid-19: SMEs expect to borrow nearly £50bn to recover

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK expect to borrow £48.3 billion to support...

FIBA expands professional partners panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has appointed Seddons to its panel of...

Investec provides £8m loan for Old Kent Road conversion

Investec Structured Property Finance is to provide a joint venture between Urban & Provincial...

UTB completes £11m structured finance deal

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £10.9m investment term loan for an existing...

Allica Bank appoints head of financial planning and analysis

Commercial mortgage provider, Allica Bank, has announced the appointment of Dipesh Halai as head...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

FTBs handed boost as high-LTV mortgage choice hits record

First-time buyers and borrowers with small deposits are entering 2026 with more mortgage choice...

Santander’s 98% mortgage marks turning point for first-time buyers, says Mojo Mortgages

The introduction of Santander’s My First Mortgage, which allows buyers to purchase with a...

Scottish BS adopts Instamo FastSubmit for broker submissions

Scottish Building Society has begun rolling out Instamo’s FastSubmit Solution, providing selected intermediary firms...

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