Commercial

Record month for Octopus Property

Octopus Property has reported record monthly lending performance for March. Under the leadership of Mario Berti, Octopus...

LendInvest unveils pre-construction product

LendInvest has launched a new pre-construction finance product, aimed at property professionals seeking to...

Landlord and investor confidence remains high

Shawbrook Bank’s latest Client Barometer has found that landlords and property investors are broadly...

BFS appoints UK CEO

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Edward Winterton as UK chief executive officer. He joining...

Brokers expect development finance demand rise

A broker sentiment survey, carried out in January this year by specialist lender United...

Real estate loans up at the Cambridge & Counties Bank

The Cambridge & Counties Bank saw its property lending balances grow by £167 million...

BFS restructures its global executive team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced a restructuring of its global executive team, with Steve Box,...

LendInvest funds Canary Wharf development deal

LendInvest has partnered with Merseyside Pension Fund to finance a loan secured against a...

Together appoints corporate development director

Specialist lender Together has appointed commercial lending veteran Steve Luty as its corporate development...

Further ‘Spring Fling’ changes from Shawbrook

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has unveiled rate reductions on all short term products, as well as...

Profits and originations up at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank (OSB) has reported a rise of 29% in underlying pre-tax profits to...

SME lender funds restaurant makeover

The Pack Italian Restaurant & Bar, which is located in Lancashire’s highest village, Belthorn...

Goldentree extends its social media activity

Goldentree has relaunched their Twitter account, @GoldentreeFS, and will also be releasing marketing materials...

“Stark warning” for commercial real estate industry

Research carried out by Arbnco has found that a third of commercial real estate...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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