Commercial

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...

United Trust Bank hires new asset finance BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Paul Barter as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Karen Bennett to leave Shawbrook Bank

Karen Bennett has taken the decision to step down from her role of managing...

Knowledge Bank adds bridging and commercial loan search functionality

Criteria sourcing provider Knowledge Bank is now offering the ability to perform criteria searches...

Oblix Capital completes £2m development loan

Oblix Capital, the London based specialist property lender, has completed a £2.04 million development loan,...

New laws could provide invoice finance boost

The government has put forward new laws to arm small businesses against unfair contracts...

Leasing rise boosts asset finance market

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that asset finance new business (primarily...

The House Crowd unveils development finance proposition

The House Crowd has launched a property development finance offering, which aims to help...

Record lending levels for Together

Together has reported record levels of lending in its results for the year ended...

Shawbrook appoints head of growth capital

Shawbrook Bank has appointed William Chappel to run its new growth capital business. Chappel (pictured),...

Mantra passes £0.5bn completion mark

Boutique commercial finance consultancy, Mantra Capital, has arranged over £0.5 billion of specialist loan...

Glenhawk secures £75m funding line

Glenhawk, the recently launched specialist UK property lender, has secured an initial £75 million...

Octane Capital joins FIBA

Octane Capital has signed up to the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA). It is the first...

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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