Commercial

Bridging lender cuts commercial loan rate

Funding 365 has made at cut in the starting interest rate for its commercial bridging loan product...

Dragonfly lending “rapidly and at scale”

Dragonfly Property Finance has completed 10 development finance loans, with a gross development value...

New identity for Omni Capital

Omni Capital Partners Limited has changed its name to Fortwell Capital Limited. There is no...

Packager to hold south coast buy-to-let event

Complete FS has announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help...

Bridging lender unveils forward funding product

Hope Capital has launched a new bridging loan for developers. The 'Marketing Bridge' is designed...

Shawbrook appoints operational support head

Kate Wilson has been promoted by Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division to become its new head...

Commercial broker celebrates positive ratings

Positive Commercial Finance has received over 100 ‘excellent’ reviews from brokers.  The specialist commercial and development broker...

Restaurants aren’t risky by nature

Nine out of 10 restaurants fail in their first year of trading. It’s a statistic...

Boost Capital appoints regional sales director

Boost Capital has announced the appointment of Leyton Jeffs as sales director for the...

Business development appointments at BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has recruited Lisa Peters as business development manager (BDM) and Stuart...

Packager streamlines commercial completion times

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has unveiled its Packaging Portal, which allows direct access to...

Dragonfly backing new Fusion Residential development

Dragonfly Property Finance has funded the purchase, by design house Fusion Residential, of a site...

Sole-traders being alienated by banks

Over one million sole traders have been shunned by mainstream lenders, with nearly a third of...

Bibby helps manufacturing pair out of administration

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided £5 million of invoice financing to help the...

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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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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...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...