Commercial

Oblix Capital raises new £50m OSB funding line

Oblix Capital has raised a new £50m funding line from OneSavings Bank (OSB), which...

Shawbrook hires two commercial lending managers

Shawbrook Bank has appointed a further two lending managers, Nicole Edwards and Joanna Vudali,...

Record month for Octane Capital

Octane Capital has passed £200m of lending, having completed on 13 loans in the...

Fleet recruits North East BDM

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) covering the North East. ...

Clever Lending says forums show increasing need for specialist finance

Clever Lending has reported rising demand from brokers for ways to capitalise on lending...

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending backs bike firm

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has completed its first deal since launching earlier this year. It has...

FIBA unveils number of member benefits

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has launched a range of benefits that members...

Roma Finance appoints head of sales

Bridging and development lender Roma Finance has appointed Tracey Martin as its head of sales. Martin...

Reward Finance makes key Leeds office appointment

Noel Haverly has joined the Leeds office of Reward Finance as business development director. He...

Pair of new BDMs for Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to improve its presence across...

Hampshire Trust Bank unveils new LTVs, rates and loan sizes

Hampshire Trust Bank has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and reduced the rates on...

Aldermore funds recruitment firm’s growth

Yorkshire based Mynt Recruitment has agreed a £825,000 invoice finance funding package with Aldermore,...

Reward Finance deal return pubs to family

Three well-known pubs on the east coast have returned to family ownership, following the...

Brokers haven’t changed their views on Brexit

While there is still plenty of uncertainty surrounding the terms of Brexit, there has...

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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