Commercial

New SME bank makes senior appointments

Redwood Bank has made two senior appointments to its board as part of its...

BFS makes four new appointments

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced four new appointments across Scotland and the North...

Brokers face challenge from Brexit uncertainty

The most recent broker sentiment survey from United Trust Bank found that the factor most...

Assetz Capital appoints regional relationship director

Assetz Capital has stated that  Samantha Williamson has joined its regional relationship director team....

Comercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Commercial Trust has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering the...

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...

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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