Commercial

Smaller businesses worried about rising costs

22% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have said that rising...

IGF appoints invoice finance managing director

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has recruited Mark Lindsay as its invoice finance managing director...

Shawbrook continues NACFB title sponsorship

Shawbrook Bank is to renew its commitment to the National Association of Commercial Finance...

Aldermore makes key invoice finance hire

Aldermore has appointed Stephen Farrelly as head of relationship management in its Manchester office. ...

LV= Broker Commercial Lines unveils mid-market offering

LV= Broker Commercial Lines has introduced Optimum, a new mid-market product suite for SME...

Clever Lending makes key commercial appointment

Clever Lending has appointed David Winter as commercial and bridging specialist as the master...

P2P platform gets IFISA green light

LandlordInvest has secured ISA manager approval from HM Revenue and Customs. The FCA authorised peer-to-peer lending platform...

Record growth for asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has reported a 24% increase in the number of cases and a...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial offering

InterBay Commercial has cut rates across its commercial and semi-commercial range and implemented a...

Broker confidence rallies despite Brexit

Shawbrook Bank's latest Property Finance Broker Barometer has found that brokers across the board remain confident...

P2P lending platform receives full FCA authorisation

Peer to peer lending platform Octopus Choice has become the first adviser-focused P2P platform to be...

IGF provides key funding line to tech firm

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a £1.5 million...

New BDM for Signature Private Finance

Signature Private Finance has appointed Gary Playle as its new business development manager to...

Medium-sized businesses hit hardest by late payments

61% of invoices issued by UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) remain unpaid...

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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