Commercial

Together sees 65% rise in originations

Specialist lender Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £125.4m for the third...

Strong performance at Reward Finance

Reward Finance Group has grown its income by almost 20% to £4.4m, and increased its...

Urban areas can’t keep pace with expanding populations

The fastest growing towns and cities in the UK are currently building as few...

Call to postpone VAT threshold review

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning that any significant reduction in the...

Quieter September for asset finance market

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

Sirius and Amicus complete two high value deals

High net worth City based brokerage Sirius Property Finance, part of the Brightstar Financial...

Naismiths to monitor large Shawbrook-funded development

Naismiths has been appointed by Shawbrook Bank to monitor one of the bank’s largest development...

Castle Trust grows development finance proposition

Castle Trust Capital has doubled its maximum loan size for development finance and is...

SMEs split over hard or soft Brexit

The latest SME Confidence Tracker from business funder Bibby Financial Services has looked at...

Lending and profits up at Metro Bank

Metro Bank has reported that during the third quarter of 2017 lending was up...

Reward Finance continues NW expansion

Alternative funding provider Reward Finance has appointed two finance professionals to its Manchester office. Clive...

Smart Money unveils unregulated business arm

Smart Money Ltd has launched Smart Money Finance for all its unregulated business activity. Smart...

BLG appoints deputy head of new business 

Business Lending Group (BLG) has announced the appointment of Gordon Robinson as its deputy...

Builders slam idea of Irish ‘hard border’

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be damaging to the...

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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