Commercial

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...

InterBay Commercial relaunches HMO and MUFB offering

InterBay Commercial has launched a revised product range for HMOs and MUFBs, which is...

Reward Finance Group reports 16% income growth

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group, has posted record year-end figures for the ninth...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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