Commercial

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...

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...

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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