Commercial

Paula Purdy joins Octopus Property as BDM

Octopus Property has appointed Paula Purdy as business development manager (BDM) for the north...

BFS provides £5m facility to meat wholesaler

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £5m invoice finance facility to Nigel Fredericks...

Brightstar partners with The Right Mortgage & Protection Network

Brightstar Financial has joined up with The Right Mortgage & Protection Network to distribute...

New branding and website for Sirius Property Finance

Sirius Property Finance has launched a new website and branding. The new branding was developed...

Brokers’ top searches in September revealed

The latest Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most searched...

Strong growth for asset finance market

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

New development finance guide published for SME house builders

A new guide by UK Finance and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has...

Capify celebrates 10th anniversary

Alternative SME finance provider Capify has helped almost 10,000 UK SMEs is targeting £125...

Tuscan Capital expands short-term product offering

Tuscan Capital has expanded its range of short-term property funding solutions with the addition...

BFS provides £6.5m funding package

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has completed a £6.5m construction finance facility with Enigma Industrial...

LendInvest launches Bridge to Term transition service

LendInvest has cut its rates across its bridging product range and introduced a new...

Fintech ambassador confirmed for Finance Professional Show

The Prime Minister’s business ambassador for fintech, Alastair Lukies CBE, has been confirmed as...

Metro Bank provides £14m debt facility

Metro Bank has provided Auriga Holdings Ltd, a restaurant franchise business, with a £13.95...

Hampshire Trust completes its largest specialist deal to date

Hampshire Trust Bank's (HTB) specialist mortgages division has provided a £15m loan to a...

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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