Commercial

Asset finance pricing expected to rise

United Trust Bank had revealed that 14.5% of asset finance brokers responding to its...

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...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Skipton Group appoints group chief internal auditor

Skipton Group has appointed Caroline Dale as its new group chief internal auditor, with...

DC Law passes 10,000 Trustpilot reviews with ‘Excellent’ customer rating

DC Law has exceeded 10,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining an ‘Excellent’ rating...

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

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