Commercial

Nucleus Commercial Finance revises cash flow offering

Nucleus Commercial Finance has announced changes to its cash flow finance product, following feedback...

Record new business volumes for asset finance sector

New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance...

Secure Trust Bank appoints regional managing director for London

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has appointed Richard Foote as its regional managing director...

Impact Specialist Finance to hold two ‘expos’

Impact Specialist Finance has revealed that it will be hosting two 'Specialist Lending and...

New professional member for ASTL

Lawrence Stephens Solicitors has become the latest professional organisation to become an associate member...

Spotcap boosts partnership and sales support team

Business lender Spotcap has appointed Amanda Reece (right) and Faton Gashi (left), who jhave...

Iron Bridge Finance acquires equity provider

London-based property development lender Iron Bridge Finance has acquired a majority interest in Orlandis...

Beneficial Network adds First 4 Bridging to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has become a preferred specialist distribution provider for the Beneficial Network. This...

‘Glaring’ protection gap with SMEs

27% of SMEs surveyed by YouGov for Royal London, equating to an estimated 1.6...

Fiduciam loan helps client to settle tax demand

BBridging and marketplace lender Fiduciam has completed a £973,000 loan to refinance a varied...

FIBA expands professional partner panel

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

Roma Finance slashes bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has cut rates across its product offering. Further funding lines with Royal Bank...

Pepper to service Selina Finance loans

Pepper (UK) has been chosen by Selina Finance to provide end-to-end servicing for the...

Catalyst Property Finance hires trio

Catalyst Property Finance has announced three appointments within its head office team. Sam Shand joins...

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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 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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