Commercial

Shawbrook hires commercial mortgage product manager

Shawbrook Bank has announced the appointment of Steven Fitzhugh into the new role of product...

UTB posts pre-tax profit rise

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 67% increase in profits after tax to...

Bridgebank offers new STL deal

Bridgebank Capital Group has launched a new commercial investment product, which aims to improve the value...

Together upsizes securitisation to £1bn

Together has announced the upsizing of its Charles Street securitisation programme by £325m. This brings...

Continued growth for the asset finance market

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 3% in January...

2015 an “excellent year” for Aldermore

Aldermore has reported an increase in lending for 2015 across all of the sector...

Pivot Finance selects Target technology

Bridging and development finance lender Pivot Finance has chosen Target Group to provide its Bluechip...

InterBay unveils interest-only commercial investment option

InterBay Commercial has made new changes to its pricing and criteria for commercial investment. Following...

New associate member for the ASTL

CG Recovery has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Commercial finance, tax hikes and corporate structures

There has been much debate in the industry around whether or not setting up...

EQUIS reports 30% increase in loans written

EQUIS has revealed that its members wrote loans worth over £1.1 billion in 2015, representing...

2015 a “brilliant year” for the bridging sector

The latest West One Bridging Index has found that gross annual bridging lending surpassed...

Shawbrook Bank to follow diversification strategy

Shawbrook Bank plc has reported a 63% increase in underlying profit by to over...

Business lender reaches £100m milestone

EZBob Ltd, which trades as business 'e-lenders' Everline and ezbob, has announced it has...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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First-time buyer boost as buying and renting costs align as mortgage rates stabilise

The monthly cost of buying a home is now the same as renting across...

Stamp duty changes fuel March mortgage surge but rising costs dent buyer confidence

Mortgage completions surged to their highest level in over three years in March as...

Howden staff take to the skies for Maggie’s Cancer Care

Employees from Howden’s Corporate & Commercial offices across the UK are preparing to defy...

West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...