Commercial

Shawbrook Commercial cuts minimum personal guarantee amount

The Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages team has revised its position on personal guarantees. The new minimum...

BFS provides development funding for 24 unit housing scheme

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is providing funding to private investors developing a 24 unit...

InterBay Commercial appoints new senior London BDM

InterBay Commercial has appointed Davey Gurm as a senior business development manager (BDM) to...

Commercial Trust adds Hampshire Trust Bank to lender panel

Specialist buy-to-let and commercial finance broker Commercial Trust Limited has announced the addition of Hampshire...

SME funding options in the wake of Brexit

The never-ending churn of Brexit updates mean the only certainty right now is a...

15% rise for asset finance market during February

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Asset finance facility boosts printing firm’s productivity

Aldermore has agreed a new asset finance facility worth over half a million pounds...

Connect for Intermediaries to hold more training academies

Connect for Intermediaries has planned seven extra training academies this year following demand after...

Stephen Sklaroff to leave as FLA boss

Stephen Sklaroff, the director general of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), has chosen...

CSF completes case with multiple valuation problems

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has completed what it has dubbed "the most difficult case...

Assetz Capital launches fast turnaround commercial mortgage

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has introduced its Express Commercial Mortgage, which seeks a turnaround...

SPF arranges £15m funding deal for first Bliss Hotel

SPF Private Clients has arranged funding for the rebranding and refurbishing of the 133-room...

Fiduciam becomes FIBA lender partner

Short to medium term lender Fiduciam has become the latest lender partner of FIBA. Fiduciam...

Bathgate Business Finance hires BDM

Bathgate Business Finance, has appointed Tracey Hamilton has its new business development manager (BDM). Hamilton (pictured),...

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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