Commercial

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...

Black Book Finance becomes Shawbrook Strategic Partner

Shawbrook Bank has announced that Black Book Finance has become its latest Strategic Partner. Black...

UTB and Iron Bridge partner with development funding

United Trust Bank and Iron Bridge Finance, the London-based mezzanine development lender, have jointly...

Bank Rate rises haven’t affected brokers’ business

68% of brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent broker sentiment survey say...

Rebrand for yet-to-launch digital SME bank

Digital SME bank CivilisedBank has changed its name to Allica. When launched in 2019, Allica...

New debt advisory service launches

A new debt advisory firm called Yellow Stone Finance has been set up by...

Shawbrook and Clever Lending help client’s complete ‘property journey’

Shawbrook and its newest Strategic Partner, Clever Lending, have helped an experienced investor from...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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