Commercial

Record month for Glenhawk

Glenhawk originated £9.28 million of loans during November, a record month for the business. 11 loans...

NACFB offers SmartSearch anti-money laundering deal to members

The NACFB has partnered with SmartSearch to provide its members with preferential access to...

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...

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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