Commercial

Fiduciam opens office in Germany

Fiduciam, the short to medium term lender specialising in business and overseas lending, has...

Shawbrook upgrades online application platform

Shawbrook Bank has launched a upgrade to its E-AIP platform with the inclusion of...

MBE Leeds Expo to include FIBA forum

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is to hold a panel-based forum at...

Funding 365 completes £2.7m bridge in 3 days

Funding 365 and Adapt Finance have this week completed a bridging loan in three...

Brokers expect bridging lender growth in 2019

United Trust Bank has reported that the majority of brokers it recently surveyed think...

Sirius Property Finance strengthens London team

Sirius Property Finance has recruited a new associate and senior case manager. Fodi Christodoulou has...

Connect for Intermediaries unveils its first academy

Connect for Intermediaries is holding its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week. It...

Signature appoints relationship manager

Signature Private Finance has appointed Amanda Meadows as its new relationship manager, with primary...

InterBay Commercial extends distribution to FIBA members

Members of the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) now have access to InterBay...

UTB grows loan book by 20%

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported that its loan book grew by 20.0% to...

Octopus Property provides £8m refinancing for Manchester hotel

Octopus Property has provided a subsidiary of developer BH Group with a three-year, £8.1...

Secure Trust Bank provides £8m asset lending line

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided an £8m asset based lending facility to...

Investec funds £5.1m Leeds co-working venture

Investec Structured Property Finance has agreed to provide RBH Properties with a £5.1 million...

Shawbrook refinances nine HMOs in £3.35m deal

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

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...

PROFILES