Commercial

LendInvest recruits second Northern BDM

LendInvest has appointed its second business development manager (BDM) for Northern England. Sophie Mitchell-Charman...

UK specialist lending bolstered by M&A activity

19 transactions were announced across asset, property and personal finance worth over £3bn in...

Bibby Financial Services appoints corporate managers

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sean Flannery and Ronnie Stokes as corporate managers...

Richard Tugwell joins Together

Together has appointed Richard Tugwell to the position of group intermediary relationship director. Tugwell (pictured)...

Gary Bailey to leave Together after two decades

Together has announced that its sales director Gary Bailey is leaving the business, after...

Octane Capital hires director of commercial real estate finance

Octane Capital has recruited Matthew Bird as its new director of commercial real estate...

Lending markets to hold up despite uncertainty

It was impossible not to be caught up in the General Election campaign –...

Asset finance market up 5%

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Shawbrook directors reject takeover bid

Shawbrook Group is sending a circular to its shareholders in response to the final...

New SME bank makes senior appointments

Redwood Bank has made two senior appointments to its board as part of its...

BFS makes four new appointments

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced four new appointments across Scotland and the North...

Brokers face challenge from Brexit uncertainty

The most recent broker sentiment survey from United Trust Bank found that the factor most...

Assetz Capital appoints regional relationship director

Assetz Capital has stated that  Samantha Williamson has joined its regional relationship director team....

Comercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Commercial Trust has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering the...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

Veron BS cuts self-build rates by 0.15%

Vernon Building Society has reduced rates across its entire self-build mortgage range by 0.15%. The...

LHV Bank appoints Harper Macleod as Scottish legal adviser

LHV Bank has appointed Scottish law firm Harper Macleod as its primary Scottish legal...

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

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