Commercial

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...

£3.25m loan for Peterborough PDR development

Commercial finance consultancy Mantra Capital has arranged a £3.25m loan facility for a client through Arbuthnot...

Paragon builds team in structured lending arena

Paragon Banking Group’s newly-created structured lending team has developed a pipeline of future opportunities...

Growth Street launches Midlands initiative

Business finance provider Growth Street has officially launched its Birmingham presence. Aiming to help improve...

Positive Lending deal saves client £500k

Positive Lending has arranged a £17 million development finance facility with Aldermore.  Funding was...

Together reports record lending for Q1

Together has announced record levels of lending in its quarterly results to 31 March...

InterBay expands solicitor panel

InterBay Commercial is expanding its solicitor panel for all term loans. Paris Smith LLP, previously InterBay’s...

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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