Commercial

Impact Specialist Finance joins TMA packager panel

Impact Specialist Finance has been added to TMA’s approved packager panel. TMA members can now...

Paragon Bank’s development finance portfolio now on Phoebus

Paragon Bank has announced the completion of the migration of its development finance lending...

David Robinson to leave Shawbrook

David Robinson, sales & distribution director of Shawbrook’s residential mortgages team, is leaving the...

Lack of finance options stifling one-fifth of SMEs

19% of SMEs in the UK have missed a new opportunity in the past...

Glenhawk appoints BDM for London and South East

Glenhawk has appointed Peter Turner as a business development manager, who joins from Shawbrook Bank. He...

Roma Finance launches new five-year deal for property investors

Roma Finance is now offering a five-year mortgage to allow property investors to purchase...

The Money Group unveils new specialist lending brand

The Money Group has established a new brand, Specialist Money Limited. Jeff List has been appointed...

One Stop Business Finance appoints operations and risk director

Yorkshire-based SME alternative funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance, has appointed John Brown as...

Brexit affecting SMEs’ ability to deal with cashflow

44% of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 2.5m businesses, are struggling with cashflow as...

Reward Finance Group funds luxury furniture firm’s growth

Akula Living, which provides outdoor furniture to luxury hotels, cruise ships and hospitality venues,...

New specialist finance hires at White Oak UK

White Oak UK has announced a number of new hires to its specialist finance...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

Paragon’s new lending up 20% year-on-year

Paragon Banking Group has reported £1.90 billion of new lending across all business lines...

SMEs increasingly reluctant to borrow due to Brexit

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that UK SMEs have held back...

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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