Commercial

Gavin Seaholme becomes Shawbrook head of commercial sales

Shawbrook Commercial Property has announced three senior promotions. Gavin Seaholme (pictured) has been appointed as...

ASTL members less positive about long-term prospects for UK economy

Members of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) continue to be confident about...

New name for Hampshire Trust Bank’s mortgage brand

Hampshire Trust Bank has unveiled Specialist Mortgages as the new name for its commercial...

Aldermore receives Enterprise Finance Guarantee accreditation

Aldermore has become an accredited provider under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee...

LendInvest tweaks commercial offering

LendInvest has made a range of updates across its loan products on commercial property...

Don’t fall into the luxury property trap

With all of the talk of the housing shortage in the UK, it seems...

Metro Bank provides £7m invoice finance facility

Metro Bank has provided Newey Group with £10 million of senior debt, a £7...

Clever Lending to hold specialist finance forums

Clever Lending has launched three specialist finance forums including Robert Sinclair, chief executive of...

Aldermore appoints commercial real estate director

Aldermore has announced the appointment of John Carter as commercial director within the commercial...

OneSavings Bank changes lending conditions pre-new EPC regs

OneSavings Bank has made changes to its lending conditions for residential buy-to-let and commercial...

MBE Leeds Expo to hold FIBA debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

FIBA to introduce ‘Live Deal Room’ to regional events

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that April's regional events come with...

92% of brokers expect 2018 bank rate rise

A poll by United Trust Bank of brokers and intermediaries working in the fields...

Strong final quarter of 2017 for ASTL members

In the final three months of 2017, members of the ASTL lent £319.4 million...

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...

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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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