Commercial

Landbay joins network panel

Landbay has joined Synergy Commercial Finance’s network panel. Landbay was already on Synergy’s packager panel...

UTB appoints new head of asset finance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Nathan Mollett as its new head of asset...

Sirius expands down under

Sirius Property Finance is opening of an office in New Zealand. Robert Collins, a...

Covid: IGF provides £65m in new lending

Asset-based lender Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has so far provided £65 million of new lending...

Record quarter for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has revealed that the third quarter of 2020 was its biggest quarter...

New lower rates from Roma

Roma Finance has reduced rates while increasing LTVs and loan amounts across its product...

Glenhawk unveils free valuation offer

Specialist property lender Glenhawk has launched a free valuation offering. It also does not...

Covid adding three hours onto SME working day

One-fifth of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners are working an additional three hours...

SMEs adapting to survive Covid-19

SMEs are demonstrating their resilience during the coronavirus pandemic, with research from Nucleus Commercial...

Four-fifths of brokers ‘ready’ for Covid second wave

United Trust Bank has revealed that 81% of property and commercial finance brokers who...

Funding 365 improves light development product pricing

Funding 365 has reduced the pricing on its light development product, with now starting...

Bathgate helps Leaf grow

Bathgate Business Finance has helped the expansion of Liverpool-based hospitality firm, Leaf, with finance...

FIBA reports lockdown membership rise

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has reported a 50% increase in membership...

Fiduciam provides £840k CBILS loan to children nursery

Fiduciam has completed a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan for £840,000. The loan...
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COMMENT

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...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

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...

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Clydesdale to withdraw from new mortgage lending market

Clydesdale has confirmed it will no longer offer new mortgage lending, marking the end...
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Sort Group podcast sees industry figures joining conveyancing debate

Sort Group says its new podcast series is attracting strong interest from across the...
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New first-time buyer ISA proposed as replacement for Lifetime ISA

The government has launched a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA, which...
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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...

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