Commercial

BFS provides £634k to repeat development finance customer

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has finalised a short term finance agreement for £634,000 with...

SMEs still struggling to get adequate finance

Adam Tyler, executive chairman of the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA), has stated...

42% of finance brokers have no Brexit plans

United Trust Bank’s latest broker sentiment survey has found that 42% of brokers operating...

Octopus Property provides £12.6m loan for Isle of Dogs deal

Octopus Property is to provide residential developer London Green and equity partner Orlandis Capital...

LendInvest provides £19.3m development loan for South West housing scheme

LendInvest, has provided a developer with a £19.3 million loan to fund a large...

Reward Finance Group funds hotel refurb

The 19-bedroom bedroom Fairways Hotel, which overlooks the Bristol Channel in Porthcawl, has undergone...

Martin Gilsenan joins Iron Bridge Finance board

Iron Bridge Finance has announced the immediate appointment of Martin Gilsenan to its main...

Together appoints head of corporate relationships

Andrew Charnley has been appointed by Together to the newly created role of head...

Sirius Property Finance moves into larger office space

Bespoke brokerage and specialist debt advisory service Sirius Property Finance has moved to larger...

Boutique property developer secures £4.7m Shawbrook facility

Shawbrook Bank has provided boutique property development company NestEast with a £4.7m development finance...

Aldermore introduces Dealer Portal for asset finance dealers

Aldermore has bolstered its asset finance offering with the launch of a new online...

Together’s loan book tops £3bn

Together has reported pre-tax profits of £30.4m and cash receipts of £414.7m for the quarter to...

BFS appoints global HR director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Lomas as its global HR director. He is...

United Trust Bank hires 200th member of staff

United Trust Bank has appointed Daniel Idowu to the position of support officer in...

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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