Commercial

BFS increases support for West Midlands businesses

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has increased funding for SMEs in the West Midlands to...

Clever Lending becomes Masthaven Premier Partner

Clever Lending has been appointed as a Premier Partner of Masthaven Bank. It will distribute...

Brokers still expect house price growth

65% of property and asset finance brokers expect the average house price to increase...

Borro: slow lending hitting SME investment

Borro has warned that the banking industry must improve speed of access to finance...

Sharp fall in BTL lending at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy-to-let lending totalled £556.2 million for...

Assetz Capital passes lending milestone

Peer-to-peer platform Assetz Capital has revealed that it has lent over a quarter of...

BFS appoints UK commercial director

invoice financier Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sharon Wiltshire as UK commercial director. First...

IMLA urges lending support for SME housebuilders

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that the majority of mortgage lenders and...

BFS provides £10m ABL facility to manufacturer

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has agreed a £10m asset based lending (ABL) facility for...

London Money launches new commercial finance arm

London Money Commercial has been launched by the London Money brand, following the launch...

Together hailed as one of Manchester’s fastest-growing businesses

Specialist lender Together has been revealed as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in...

Partial management buy-in at alternative funder

Reward Finance Group has completed a partial management buy-in, with group sales and marketing...

Enness launches commercial and development finance brokerage

High net worth mortgage brokerage, Enness, has announced the launch of Enness Commercial and Enness...

Reditum Capital joins ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has been joined by mezzanine and bridging...

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...

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Omni Protect appoints Richard Waters as head of strategic partnerships

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard...

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

Redwood Bank has been recognised for its continued commitment to sustainability after achieving the...

Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since December 2023

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 56,200 in May, down from 66,000 in...

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...

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