Commercial

Lending restrictions top challenge for commercial brokers

While commercial mortgage brokers surveyed by Shawbrook Bank cite Brexit as one of the...

Record year for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has reported a record 2017, issuing terms of £2.45bn, a...

Majority of brokers dismiss economic growth forecast

Despite the challenges presented by Brexit uncertainty, a downgrading of UK economic growth and...

Asset finance market set to break new business record

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that asset finance new business (primarily...

Aldermore increases property development loan limit

Aldermore Bank has raised its maximum property development loan size from £10 million to...

Black Book Finance expands commercial finance team

Black Book Finance has appointed Darren Peiris to the position of commercial finance executive.  Peiris...

Bibby Financial Services appoints specialist director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Kash Ahmad as UK specialist director as it...

Aldermore finances cladding manufacturer

Aldermore has agreed a new finance facility with Architectural Profiles Limited (APL), a designer...

SME bosses optimistic about funding outlook

75% of of SMEs, representing 4.13 million small and medium sized businesses across the...

LendInvest’s lending up 33% year-on-year

LendInvest lent £500 million to help professional property investors, developers and landlords buy, build or...

New CEO for Folk2Folk

Folk2Folk, the platform for local and rural business, has announced the appointment of Giles...

Correlation between GDP rise and invoice finance growth

The balance of 'pure' invoice finance has grown from £18.6 billion at the end...

Construction expected to drive asset finance growth in 2018

39% of intermediaries operating in the asset finance sector believe demand for asset finance...

SMEs failing to insure key people

Just 26% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have insurance covering key people in...

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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