Commercial

Boardroom changes at Close Brothers

Close Brothers has announced that Mike Biggs has been appointed an independent non-executive director and...

SME demand for asset finance expected to rise

A recent poll of finance brokers involved in asset finance has found that most of them...

Lack of appropriate funding frustrates one million SMEs

Aldermore's Future Attitudes report has found that 19% of all small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

Latest commercial ‘Spring Fling’ update from Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages team has released the latest update in its 'Spring Fling'...

Budget 2017: business rates revaluation

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a few measures aimed to help some firms...

Octopus Property cuts refurb loan rate

Octopus Property has reduced rates on its refurbishment loan. The revised product will still offer clients...

Takeover bid for Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has confirmed that it has received a takeover bid for the business...

Octopus in four-day turnaround on large commercial bridge

Octopus Property has completed an urgent commercial bridging loan to fund the acquisition of a £24m...

Trio of appointments for Goldentree

Goldentree Financial Services has announced three appointments. Scott Hannah moves to a business development manager...

Shawbrook Commercial introduces March cost-savings

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has revealed plans for a range of cost-saving initiatives for brokers’ clients...

Record year of profits for Aldermore

Aldermore has reported that underlying profit before tax increased by 34% year-on-year in 2016...

DM Hall appoints East of Scotland head of agency

Scottish chartered surveying firm DM Hall has appointed a senior commercial professional to its East Coast-based...

BFS opens new Wales office

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is opening a new office in Wales. The SME funder supports more...

Landlords shifting towards commercial loans

The proportion of landlords intending to take out commercial loans to fund their property...

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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