Commercial

Impact Specialist Finance added to SmartrRefer

Impact Specialist Finance has joined SmartrRefer, Legal & General Mortgage Club’s approved specialist distribution panel. Legal...

Oblix Capital: improve standards ahead of regulation

Oblix Capital has backed calls to improve industry standards and transparency, ahead of the...

Shawbrook appoints regional development manager for Scotland

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Simon Smith as regional development manager. He will be based in...

Fiduciam grows all-female Spanish team

Fiduciam has increased its Spanish team to eight, following the recruitment of three new...

Aldermore funds NHS recruitment business

Aldermore has provided a £250,000 finance deal to NHS recruitment specialist, Focusmed24. Focusmed24 supplies medical...

New property finance provider launches

West Rock Capital, a London-based boutique debt advisory business, has been launched by Westley Richards. Richards...

BFS provides £800k funding line to seasonal business

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £800,000 funding facility to Triflora International Ltd,...

Property finance brokers want PDR regulation review

United Trust Bank’s most recent Broker Sentiment Poll has revealed that 67% of property finance...

Majority of SMEs can’t fund their business ambitions

52% of UK SME owners have business ambitions they feel they are unable to...

Signature Private Finance sets £250m lending target

Signature Private Finance is making operational changes in order to reach its desired lending...

Asset finance market up 8%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that asset finance new business (primarily...

Commercial finance intermediaries maintain positive future outlook

77% of commercial finance intermediaries surveyed in July believe that the number of loans they...

UK Agricultural Finance joins Alternative Business Funding platform

UK Agricultural Finance (‘UKAF’), an SME lender for the rural and agricultural sector, has...

Aldermore makes specialist finance hires for North of England

Aldermore has made two new appointments to its specialist finance team in support of...

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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