Commercial

2017 FP Show opens for registration

The Finance Professional Show (FP Show) will take place on 8 November at Olympia in...

Assetz Capital hires regional relationship director for Scotland

Assetz Capital has announced the appointment of Ian Craig as a regional relationship director...

Aldermore appoints chief credit officer

Aldermore has announced the appointment of John Wood to the newly created role of...

AOBP aims for broader based executive committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has appointed three new members to its executive...

All work and no play for SME owners

Bosses in 52% of all small businesses – representing 2.86m firms in the UK...

Asset finance new business up 16% in May

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

Brokers working longer hours than average UK employee

 United Trust Bank research has established that 47% of brokers operating in the fields...

Private equity acquisition of DPR and eKeeper

Technology focused private equity investment firm Norland Capital has acquired DPR and eKeeper. DPR...

Octopus Property launches latest resi development product

Octopus Property has introduced a new, lower priced residential development finance product. Priced at 0.54%...

BFS provides £8m package for West Brom business

One of the largest sheet plants in the UK has secured an £8m asset...

Amicus boss joins UK Finance board

John Jenkins, CEO of Amicus Finance, has been appointed to the board of UK...

We need Glastonbury all over the country

Whether you made it down to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2017, or simply soaked...

Preparing for a change of plan

As the saying goes, preparation is the key to success. If the last year...

Assetz Capital claims “noteworthy” profit

Peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capital has stated that it recorded a seven figure pre-tax...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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