Commercial

Reward Finance funds glamping complex

A £1 million 'glamping' and leisure complex, next to the North Yorkshire Moors railway,...

Hope Capital completes £4m complex country house deal

Hope Capital has completed a £4 million loan on a multi-million pound four-storey country...

Shawbrook Bank hires national sales manager

Shawbrook has appointed Marc Callaghan as national sales manager. His appointment follows a restructure within...

InterBay Commercial appoints senior business development manager

InterBay Commercial has appointed Krissy Salmon as senior business development manager covering South West,...

Yellow Stone Finance launches commercial packaging service

Yellow Stone Finance has launched a Deal Sourcing service with the aim of helping...

Aldermore appoints group business finance MD

Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as its new group managing director of business finance,...

Co-op Bank appoints SME relationship manager

The Co-operative Bank has announced that Sarah Barker has joined its SME banking operation. She...

Over one-third of brokers expect 2020 rate cut

39% of Brokers expect a Bank of England Base Rate cut by the end...

New short-term lender launches

Atelier Capital Partners has launched into the short-term lending and development finance market with...

First 4 Bridging appoints North West BDM

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the appointment of Simon Bancroft as business development manager...

Paragon provides £25m funding to Nucleus Commercial Finance

Nucleus Commercial Finance and Paragon Bank have announced a £25 million funding line to...

MBO at Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance's CEO Tony Gilbertson and his senior management team, have completed a...

Primis refreshes packager panel

Primis Mortgage Network has announced a refresh to its packager panel for immediate delivery...

IGF in position for strong end to financial year

Commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has reported that seven new clients signed in...

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...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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