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Asset finance sees best start to year for seven years

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 20% growth in asset...

Shawbrook appoints BDM for East Anglia

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has appointed Daryl Norkett as business development manager (BDM). He...

TFC Homeloans joins NACFB

TFC Homeloans has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The distributor says...

£750k invoice finance deal helps bus driver hire firm

A Manchester business that provides bus drivers to national operators has been able to...

Bad debts still hitting 35% of SMEs

One in four small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK suffered from...

Metro Bank bolsters executive team with new hires

Metro Bank has made two new senior appointments to its leadership team. Ian...

Bibby builds operations in Leicester

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the opening of its new East Midlands Business...

Lloyds sets aside a further £1.4bn for PPI redress

Lloyds Banking Group has reported statutory profits for the first half of 2015 of...

NACFB platform plans reach next step

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has revealed that it has received...

Recovery in construction workloads

The RICS UK Construction Market Survey for the second quarter of 2015 has reported...

RBS expects further action from regulators

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted that it continues to be party to...

Lloyds disposes of commercial loan portfolio

Lloyds Banking Group has agreed the sale of a portfolio of Irish commercial loans...

Goldsmith Williams unveils new company buy-to-let service

Following recent changes announced which reduce the tax relief of high income private landlords, Goldsmith...

Builders Finance Fund failing to make impression on brokers

A United Trust Bank (UTB) survey has found that more than half of brokers...

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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...