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Go Commercial Finance gets FCA permissions

Go Commercial Finance has been granted full consumer credit permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Oblix Capital hires regional development manager

Short term bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed of Steve Woods...

InterBay Commercial unveils fixed rate range 

InterBay Commercial has launched new fixed rate mortgage range for buy-to-let lending. The new four...

Shawbrook removes STL expiry margin increase

Shawbrook Bank has announced the removal of the 3% margin increase across its short...

European expansion for Funding Circle

Funding Circle is expanding into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, alongside its existing operations in...

Brightstar launches development finance division

Specialist lending distributor Brightstar has unveiled a new division to deal with its increasing demand...

3mc trials FHL limited company deal

Packager and mortgage club 3mc is trialling Foundation Home Loans’ (FHL) new limited company...

Trio join Clever Lending

Master broker Clever Lending has made three new sales manager appointments. The trio will handle...

FLA: firms now much more prepared for FCA regulation

Members of the Finance & Leasing Association’s (FLA) have again been polled on their...

UTB: planning proposals “good news” for developers

United Trust Bank has welcomed the government’s permitted development proposals. The proposals were part of...

BLG Development Finance grows team

BLG Development Finance has made a pair of appointments in its surveying and new...

Tie for Complete’s ‘lender Ryder Cup’

Complete FS’s 'lender Ryder Cup' ended in an 8-8 tie with the Mortgage and...

Don’t ignore SME clients

There are some 5.2 million small businesses in the UK according to the Federation...

Ultimate Finance appoints regional director

SME funder Ultimate Finance has hired Adrian Payne as regional director in the Midlands. Payne...

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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...