Commercial

MarketInvoice reaches £2bn milestone

Business finance firm MarketInvoice has now advanced £2 billion worth of invoice finance and...

Arkle Finance offers GDPR toolkit

Specialist lender Arkle Finance is providing brokers with help over the upcoming introduction of...

FCA issues DP on transforming culture in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on transforming culture in...

Real estate lender confidence high despite political uncertainty

Link Asset Services' latest Market Trend Analysis Report has found that confidence is high among...

LendInvest funds £5.5 million development deal

LendInvest has provided a £5.5 million loan to experienced borrower, Ross Harper, to fund...

Restructuring firm joins ASTL

David Rubin & Partners Ltd, a firm of restructuring professionals, has joined The Association...

New SME funder backed by Aldermore

Simply Asset Finance, a new lender for the SME market, has received a £20m...

InterBay Commercial joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added InterBay Commercial to its mortgage lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

MBE Leeds details revealed

Registration for Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and...

Metro Bank pledges £1bn to business lending

Craig Donaldson, CEO at Metro Bank said: "Businesses are the very heart of the UK...

Iron Bridge Finance hires head of underwriting

Iron Bridge Finance has announced the appointment of Gareth Ward as head of underwriting. Ward...

Profits up 27% at UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 27% increase in profits before tax to...

Shawbrook Commercial appoints lending manager

Anthony Harrison has been appointed as lending manager in Shawbrook’s commercial property team. Harrison, who...

FCA provides update on public register consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on proposals later this year in order...

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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