Commercial

FIBA sees increase in PI enquiries

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is witnessing a rise in enquiries from...

BUDGET: small business support

The government announced plans to support small businesses in the Budget today. The Chancellor, Rishi...

Shawbrook shifts asset finance focus with intermediaries

Shawbrook Bank is re-shaping its approach to working with commercial finance introducers in the...

LendInvest appoints fund manager

LendInvest has announced the appointment of former CBRE senior director and head of loan...

Large number of SMEs being declined property finance

A new study for specialist lender Together has indicated that hundreds of thousands of...

Yellow Stone finance appoints head of sales

Yellow Stone Finance has recruited Mike Kelsey to become its head of sales. Kelsey has...

BFS provides £500k funding line to ventilation specialist

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £500,000 funding facility to FEL Group Ltd....

Assetz Capital unveils 1% cashback offer for investors

Assetz Capital has surpassed the £1bn mark for lending to SMEs and housebuilders across...

Together funds Blackpool entrepreneur

Specialist lender Together has provided a £1.59m commercial mortgage to a chip shop owner...

Accredo joins FIBA lender panel

Commercial finance trade body, FIBA, has announced the appointment of specialist lender, Accredo, to...

Lightfoots Solicitors joins ASTL

Lightfoots Solicitors is the latest professional organisation to become an associate member of the...

Sirius Property Finance becomes Brightstar Group subsidiary

Sirius Property Finance is moving from being a wholly owned subsidiary of Brightstar Financial...

100 lenders now on Pitch for Finance platform

Pitch 4 Finance has revealed that 100 lenders are now able to pitch for...

SME owners using personal savings to support businesses

39% of UK SMEs encountered financial challenges over the past 12 months, according to...

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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UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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