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£50m+ in Start Up Loans provided to NW female entrepreneurs

The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has provided more than 5,820 loans,...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) expands lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has announced the addition of Redwood Bank to its lender...

United Trust Bank reports record loan book for 2024

United Trust Bank (UTB) closed 2024 on a strong note, reporting robust financial performance...

Record high for challenger and specialist bank lending

Challenger and specialist banks’ share of gross lending is the highest on record -...

ASG Finance launches HNW funding offering

ASG Finance, a provider of commercial bridging solutions, has launched Base Rate Beater secured...

LHV Bank funds hotel acquisition amid group restructuring

LHV Bank has provided a £2.3 million commercial investment loan to assist with the...

Suros Capital provides finance for new art gallery

Suros Capital, the luxury asset-backed short-term lender, has provided finance to support the opening...

SME sale and refinancing ambitions being dented by unfavourable performance data

Research by strategic advisory firm K3 Advantage indicates that economic challenges have led to...

Arc & Co. appoints asset finance adviser

Arc & Co. has appointed Edward Raynor as asset finance adviser. Raynor (pictured) has a...

Time Finance provides multi-product funding to engineering firm

Time Finance has provided a specialist £650k asset-based lending facility to engineering firm, SpeedFlex,...

Filling the commercial and semi-commercial advice gap

Despite the turbulence in the residential market caused by rising interest rates and affordability...

Reward Funding secures £360m facility to drive growth

SME finance provider Reward Funding has completed a £360 million refinancing deal as part...

UK mortgage market braces for impact as business creation hits 8-year low

Mortgage intermediaries across the UK are being urged to prepare for tougher times as...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial ranges

InterBay has revised its complete semi-commercial and commercial product ranges, including the introduction of...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...

Mount Street appoints new head of HR to lead global people strategy

Mount Street Group has appointed Fatima Badini as head of human resources, with a...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...