Commercial

Reformed payment reporting rules proposed

Large companies will be required to publish details on how quickly they pay their...

Ultimate Finance helps recruitment firm expand

Leicester-based Accept Recruitment, which supplies temporary staff for transport and industrial companies, is on...

Masthaven open for business as challenger bank

New challenger bank Masthaven has launched today with savings and lending products. The new player says it is the...

LendInvest appoints northern BDM

LendInvest has appointed its first business development manager (BDM) for northern England. Damien Druce (pictured), a BDM...

Autumn Statement 2016: the speech in full

Mr Speaker, It is a privilege to report today on an economy which the IMF...

Together saves commercial property deal 

In 12 days from start to finish, Together has provided £2.5 million for a...

New Manchester office for Amicius

Amicus Finance has opened a new office on Princess Street in the centre of Manchester,...

Aldermore boosts business finance risk team

Aldermore has made several new appointments to its business finance risk management function. Jerry Barrie...

NACFB appoints interim CEO

Rob Lankey has been appointed interim CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The...

Together funds £1.78m in 48 hours

Specialist lender Together and Finance 4 Business have completed six deals in two days...

LendInvest publishes academy course speaker list

LendInvest has revealed the speaker line-up for the inaugural Property Development Academy course. Tom Bloxham will be...

SMEs need better protection against late payers

Hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not been protected from...

Aldermore sees 20% rise in new lending

Aldermore Bank has reported £2.3bn in originations for the first nine months of 2016. During that period, net...

Strong start in Scotland for LendInvest

LendInvest has completed a series of both bridging and development finance cases in Scotland,...

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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