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Residential property remains attractive investment opportunity

70% of owner managed businesses (OMB) believe that land allocated for residential property development...

Small businesses going legal over debt

The volume of County Court Judgements brought by small businesses rose by 23% from the...

Ultimate Asset Finance makes two senior hires

Ultimate Asset Finance has announced the appointment of two regional directors. Michael Thompson (pictured, left) has previously acted as...

Record results for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance issued terms on over £1bn worth of business in 2015, a 62%...

Bibby appoints group risk director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Ian Ramsden as group risk director on a...

UTB makes new board appointment

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Jonathan Ayres as chief financial officer...

7-year high for asset finance new business

Growth in asset finance new business, primarily leasing and hire purchase, totalled 12% in...

Auction house celebrates commercial property success

Auction house Allsop sold £449m of offices, shops and warehouses across six auctions in...

A further 700,000 households in default by 2020

Consumer debt defaults will increase by 17% over the next five years according to...

New property finance show unveiled

Front Events, the organisers of the Financial Services Expo (FSE), are to launch a...

Hitachi Capital commits to NACFB apprenticeship scheme

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the first apprentice to...

Ultimate Construction Finance adds to team

Ultimate Construction Finance has expanded its team with the appointment of Glyn Jones as...

UTB unveils two new development finance products

United Trust Bank has launched two new products designed to simplify the financial side of...

Invoice financier partners with SME funding portal

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has joined alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk (ABF), a service for SMEs searching for...

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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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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...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...