Commercial

BFS to host inaugural development finance event

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is to hold its first development finance day in association...

IGF expands ABL sales team

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has made two appointments to its asset based lending sales...

John Eastgate to leave OSB for Shawbrook in the summer

Shawbrook Bank has announced the appointment of John Eastgate as managing director, commercial mortgages...

Bibby Financial Services hires BDM for South West England

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sue Pengelly as business development manager (BDM) for...

Yellow Stone Finance appoints senior client relationship manager

Mike Lawton is joining Yellow Stone Finance as senior client relationship manager. Lawton (pictured) has...

Octane Capital to consider acquisition opportunities

Octane Capital has stated that it is prepared to acquire suitable lenders "if the opportunity...

Commercial brokers have a positive sentiment for 2019

Shawbrook has reported that brokers remain optimistic about their businesses despite political uncertainty. The annual...

Assetz Capital boosts Yorkshire and Humber presence

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed David Reed to the position of regional relationship...

Commercial lender invests £75m in first year in the Midlands

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has revealed that it provided £75m worth of asset based...

Shawbrook appoints Daryl Norkett as head of products & markets

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has promoted Daryl Norkett to the position of head of products...

LendInvest sees record December for loan originations

LendInvest lent £83 million to professional property investors, developers and landlords in December 2018,...

UK SMEs favour millennials for recruitment

50% of the bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK -...

BFS passes £100m in 2018 northern business funding

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided over £100m in funding in...

Adrian Payne re-joins Bibby Financial Services

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Adrian Payne as head of sales for the...

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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