Commercial

Tuscan Capital becomes NACFB Patron

Tuscan Capital has become a Patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The...

New strategic broker partner for Shawbrook

Prospero Finance Ltd has become the latest Strategic Broker Partner for Shawbrook Bank. Prospero Finance were...

Sirius Property Finance to grow business in in north west

Adele Turton has joined Sirius Property Finance to run the lender's new Manchester office. Turton...

Paragon considers development finance lender acquisition

Paragon Banking Group has responded to speculation around a possible acquisition of Titlestone, the residential...

Brightstar to host specialist lending workshops

Brightstar Financial is joining forces with a number of lenders to launch a series...

Aldermore backs refrigeration firm in £2m deal

Aldermore has provided a £2m bulk invoice discounting facility to Capital Cooling Refrigeration Limited,...

Shawbrook announces departure of chief executive

The board of Shawbrook has announced that Steve Pateman is to step down from...

Masthaven joins TMA Club’s lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Masthaven to its lender panel. This arrangement...

Invoice finance continues to set new records

New figures released by UK Finance show that the balance of pure invoice finance...

InterBay partners with Intrinsic

InterBay Commercial has launched a new network partnership with Intrinsic Financial Services as part of...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands specialist lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added specialist lender InterBay Commercial to its panel.  Its members now have...

Oblix Capital hires pair of BDMs

Oblix Capital has announced two BDM appointments to cover London and the South.   Both...

Together hires new lending director

Robert Goodall is joining Together as its new lending director will be based at...

Record quarter for Mantra Capital

Boutique commercial finance consultancy Mantra Capital has reported that March was its biggest ever month for...

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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