Commercial

Strong monthly growth in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 10% in November...

Shawbrook unveils new residential investment deals

Shawbrook Bank has made changes to its Residential Investment range, including new products and...

BFS boosts business funding in Liverpool

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has reported an increase in its funding to Liverpool businesses...

Boost Capital appoints new BDM

Boost Capital has appointed Tom Fox as business development manager (BDM). He will be responsible...

Only minority of SMEs expect Q1 growth

Business funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has found that only 36% of UK SMEs...

SMEs warned over cost of data protection hacking

Law firm Moore Blatch has warned that SMEs could suffer disproportionately due to a...

Shawbrook appoints business finance MD

Shawbrook Group plc has announced that Simon Featherstone has joined as managing director of its business finance...

New brand identity for Y3S Group

Cardiff-based specialist finance group Y3S has unveiled its latest brand identity,overhauling it for the first time...

FHL sees ‘substantial’ growth in limited company BTL enquiries

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has reported that, since launching with pricing for its limited...

Aldermore reduces limited company BTL rates

Aldermore has cut rates on its range of specialist limited company (single residential unit) buy-to-let products. The...

Colin Bell joins Hampshire Trust to spearhead commercial launch

Colin Bell has become managing director of commercial mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank. He has...

Experian moves to tackle invoice fraud

A new facility from Experian, Bank Wizard Absolute, aims to tackle the rapidly growing...

Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Major improvement in access to finance say SMEs

44% of small and medium-sized firms applying for development finance over the past year...

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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...