Commercial

CODE Investing makes board appointments

SME debt finance platform, CODE Investing, has appointed Borro chairman, John Allbrook, as a...

“Brexit linked downturn” looming for SMEs

The latest SME Confidence Tracker from Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has concluded that SMEs...

Together’s three-day turnaround saves commercial deal

Specialist lender Together has provided a finance package in three days to save a pair...

Octopus Property provides £31.5m refinancing facility

Octopus Property has provided an established property developer with a £31.5 million loan to...

Paragon reports growth in mortgages and commercial lending

Paragon Banking Group has reported a 41% increase in new lending across all business...

Shawbrook gives Broker Partners access to eTech Buy to Let hub 

Shawbrook Bank has announced that its Broker Partners will now have access to the...

Yellow Stone Finance unveils commercial referral service

Yellow Stone Finance has introduced a referral service for intermediaries to place commercial property...

Glenhawk makes underwriting appointment

Glenhawk has appointed Amy Wareham as a junior underwriter. Wareham (pictured) joins the specialist property lender's 20-strong team...

West One Loans makes range of sales hires

West One Loans has made a number of strategic appointments to its sales team. Kevin...

The Dudley appoints head of commercial

The Dudley Building Society (DBS) has appointed Samantha Ward as its head of commercial. The...

Internal promotions at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank has announced the internal promotions of key personnel at Kent Reliance and...

Fiduciam plans to double lending and make 25 new hires

Fiduciam wants to double its lending in 2019 by originating £250 million in new...

Oblix Capital hires new director of development

Oblix Capital has appointed Richard Payne joining as its new director of development. With over...

Shawbrook appoints regional development manager for London & South East

Daniel Standing has joined the Shawbrook Bank commercial mortgages sales team as regional development...

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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