Commercial

MFB for Intermediaries launches

Mortgages for Business has launched MFB for Intermediaries as part of a refresh of...

Octopus Property provides £12.7 million development loan

Specialist property lender Octopus Property has agreed to provide Saudi Arabian investor, Snabil Limited,...

Connect for Intermediaries publishes conference agenda

Connect for Intermediaries has released the full agenda for its conference, which takes place...

Mantra Capital arranges £2.8m commercial facility

Mantra Capital has arranged a £2.8m commercial loan facility at around 65% LTV for a...

Lendco to use BEP Systems’ origination software

BEP Systems is to provide Lendco with origination software for commercial mortgages, buy-to-let and...

Metro Bank provides £4m invoice finance line to healthcare specialist

Metro Bank has provided medical insourcing specialists, 18 Week Support Group, with a £4...

Zopa co-founder to be Finance Professional Show keynote speaker

James Alexander, a co-founder and former CEO of Zopa, has been confirmed as the...

Assetz Capital partners with Connect for Intermediaries

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to distribute Assetz Capital's products. Assetz Capital...

Lending milestone for Arkle Finance

Specialist asset finance provider Arkle Finance has marked its 21st anniversary by reaching £100...

Three new BDMs at Octopus Property

Octopus Property has announced three new appointments to its regional sales teams. New business development...

Glenhawk unveils no legal or survey fee incentive

Newly launched lender Glenhawk has announced that for the next three months it will...

Shawbrook hits development finance milestone

Shawbrook Bank has achieved £250m of lending to small and medium-sized property developers across...

BFS expands global headquarters in Banbury

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the expansion of its global headquarters in Banbury,...

Fourth birthday for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages is celebrating its fourth birthday having launched on this day in 2014. The buy-to-let and...

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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