Commercial

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...

Commercial sales promotions at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Commercial Property has announced the promotions of Daryl Norkett and Rob Holt within...

New specialist lending panel for TMA

TMA Club has refreshed its panel of master brokers and specialist packagers, to provide...

Together named one of UK’s best 100 companies

Together has been named as one of the UK’s best 100 mid-size companies to...

InterBay extends bridging to whole broker panel

InterBay Commercial is widening its residential investment and commercial bridging finance proposition to its...

New seven-year commercial deal from Aldermore

Aldermore is now offering a new seven-year fixed commercial mortgage product, with rates available...

AToM becomes strategic partner for Shawbrook

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has become latest firm to join Shawbrook’s Strategic Panel. Vic Jannels,...

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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