Commercial

SmartSearch to offer business credit checks

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is offering business credit checks through its online verification...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

MCI Club selects Knowledge Bank as criteria search partner

MCI Club has partnered with Knowledge Bank for its exclusive criteria search provision. It means...

Fiduciam completes €5.7m loan

Fiduciam has granted a €5.7million loan to enable a borrower to acquire a new...

Together hires London corporate relationship director

Andrew Fouli has joined Together as its corporate relationship director for London. Fouli (pictured) will be...

Signature hits £100m lending target

Signature Private Finance has revealed its has reached the £100m lending target set by...

Kuflink agrees shirt sponsorship deal with Kent football club

Kuflink has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Ebbsfleet United FC. Coupled with its existing...

United Trust Bank reveals 2018 ‘Open Book’ winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2018 ‘Open Book’ broker...

Sirius and Castle Trust complete £12m refinance in 11 days

In 11 working days, Sirius Property Finance has completed a £12 million loan, secured...

Bank of Scotland hit with £45.5m fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Bank of Scotland (BoS) £45,500,000 for failures...

InterBay Commercial completes £16m refinance deal 

InterBay Commercial has helped a client of Vantage Finance refinance of a block of flats...

Paragon’s Structured Lending business passes £100m milestone

The Structured Lending team at specialist lender Paragon has passed its £100 million milestone,...

Commercial property investors could embark on ‘post Brexit binge’

A new report has found that the commercial investment market remains "compelling" despite Brexit...

Brexit hitting plans to target housing shortage

63% of property finance brokers believe that plans to tackle the housing shortage have...

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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