Commercial

Mortgage pros stride for mental health on Thames Bridges Trek

Mortgage industry pros from Crystal Specialist Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Movin Legal, MT Finance, United...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

United Trust Bank moves into student housing with new funding offer

United Trust Bank has broadened its living sector proposition with the launch of a...

YBS Commercial Mortgages unveils new semi-commercial and buy-to-let products

YBS Commercial Mortgages has introduced a series of enhancements to its semi-commercial and buy-to-let...

Funding 365 cuts rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has today revealed rate reductions across its Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment...

Lenders still holding back SME acquisitions, survey finds

Commercial brokers continue to face limited options from lenders when it comes to funding...

Unbranded provides £13.75m office acquisition loan

Unbranded Finance has completed a £13.75m financing package to support IndigoScott’s purchase of two...

SMEs turn to creative lenders as banks tighten finance routes

Demand from small and medium-sized enterprises for valuations has climbed sharply this year, according...

Market Financial Solutions launches valuation refund scheme and expands bridging range

Market Financial Solutions has unveiled a valuation refund scheme and made a series of...

Landlords sceptical as planning reforms fail to shift sentiment

Government efforts to overhaul the planning system have been met with scepticism by landlords...

Suros Capital reports rising demand for loans secured on luxury assets

Suros Capital has recorded a sharp increase in demand for its short-term lending proposition,...

Joint venture seeks to expand commercial finance in Scotland

Watts Commercial Finance has joined forces with Edinburgh-based Cox & Co to launch Cox...

Allica survey shows surge in commercial mortgage applications

Commercial mortgage applications are rising again, according to new data from Allica Bank, with...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

First-time buyers wait six years to buy as lifestyle priorities reshape purchasing decisions

First-time buyers are spending an average of six years saving for a deposit as...

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...

Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...

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