Commercial

Fiduciam signs Women in Finance Charter

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has just been accepted by HM Treasury as...

FIBA launches video interviews

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced the launch of FIBA TV...

Unprepared contractors could be hit by VAT changes

Oblix Capital has warned that major VAT changes are coming to the construction industry,...

New hires for Brightstar as business continues to grow

Brightstar Group has strengthened its buy-to-let division with the arrival of James Oakley. It has...

Shawbrook completes £1.94m commercial refinance

Following its recently revamped commercial investment mortgage offering, Shawbrook Bank has helped an existing...

Together expands London and the South teams

Together has widened its distribution network with two new hires. Marylen Edwards is its new...

Office move for VIBE Finance following new appointments

VIBE Finance has moved to new office premises after taking on two case managers. The...

Octopus provides refurbishment loan for residential conversion

Octopus Real Estate is to provide existing borrower Lawrence Road Developments Ltd with a...

IGF client funds in use hit £100 million

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has achieved £100 million client funds in use through funding UK...

Glenhawk appoints chief operating officer

Glenhawk has announced that former Morgan Stanley head of residential mortgage trading, Steven Khan,...

Simply secures £60m financing package

Asset finance provider Simply has received a £60m warehouse facility from Citi.  This arrangement will...

Asset finance market up by 6% in May

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) for deals of up to...

Aldermore appoints interim business finance managing director

Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as interim business finance managing director with overall responsibility...

HSBC introduces green commercial finance offering

HSBC UK Commercial Bank has unveiled a new green finance proposition. The new range -...

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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