Commercial

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),...

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...

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...

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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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