Commercial

Shawbrook refinances nine HMOs in £3.35m deal

Shawbrook Bank and the newest addition to its Strategic Partner panel, Sirius Property Finance,...

Dudley BS makes commercial appointment

The Dudley Building Society (DBS) has announced the appointment of Jenny Coffey as market...

Most commercial finance providers are moving in the right direction

Businesses of all shapes and sizes have had to take a long hard look...

Paula Purdy joins Together

Paula Purdy has taken up her new position of key accounts manager at specialist...

New chairman for asset finance provider

Arkle Finance has appointed Paul Bartley, the co-founder of Close Leasing, as its new...

Loan book high for Together

Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £171.7m for the final quarter of 2018, up...

Paragon expands asset finance team

Paragon has made a number of new appointments in its asset finance business. Jan Greenhalgh...

Rob Lankey to join Shawbrook

Rob Lankey has been appointed by Shawbrook Bank to the position of director of...

Impact Specialist Finance grows commercial finance team

Impact Specialist Finance has appointed ex-senior HSBC corporate relationship director Clive Smith as a...

Forget Brexit – the development fundamentals haven’t changed

There’s no doubt about it, it’s certainly been a newsworthy couple of weeks when...

West One Loans provides £5.5m development finance facility

West One Loans has teamed up with venture capital group ME Developments for a...

Aldermore passes £1bn development lending milestone

Aldermore has surpassed £1bn in property development loans following a surge in demand from...

Female SME business owners say they struggle to be taken seriously

17% of female bosses at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or 307,900 firms...

New HQ for asset finance lender

Praetura Asset Finance is moving to larger premises following expansion as well as planning...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

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