Commercial

Castle Trust partners with Platinum Options

Castle Trust has embarked upon a partnership with commercial specialist, Platinum Options, with an...

Asset finance market up 11% in March

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 11% in March,...

Fiduciam completes £9m development deal

Fiduciam has completed a £9m development loan for student accommodation in northern England. The firm...

D’Ammassa to leave Aldermore for White Oak UK

Carl D’Ammassa, Aldermore's group managing director for business finance, is to leave the bank...

£22m development funded by trio of lending sources

Lenders have worked together to fund a £22 million GDV development in central Peterborough. United...

Shawbrook revamps commercial investment product

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has revised their commercial investment proposition. Changes include improved rates on...

White Oak UK and Spotcap in business finance partnership

Business lenders White Oak UK and Spotcap have entered into a partnership with the...

£965k finance deal rescues construction firm

Yorkshire-based brokers ABL Business and funders Reward Finance Group have worked together to provide...

FIBA introduces block PI scheme

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has launched its own block PI scheme...

Shawbrook restructures property division following Eastgate’s arrival

John Eastgate has joined Shawbrook Bank as managing director of its newly created property...

United Trust Bank to support Refuge

Staff at United Trust Bank have chosen national charity Refuge to be the Bank’s...

The Buy to Let Business becomes Dynamo

The Buy to Let Business has rebranded as Dynamo. Ying Tan, founder and chief executive,...

United Trust Bank unveils latest broker promotion

United Trust Bank has launched its 2019 broker promotion, called ‘Live and Learn’. Throughout 2019, UTB’s...

Majority of SMEs expect UK recession this year

57% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) believe the UK economy will fall...

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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