Commercial

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...

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...

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...

Latest news

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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