Commercial

Ultimate Finance hires senior South East regional director

Ultimate Finance Group has appointed Simon Adcock as senior regional director for the South...

Pair of promotions in Shawbrook commercial sales

Shawbrook Bank has promoted two senior commercial team members, following the recent merger of...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...

BBA: June lending reflects pre-referendum uncertainty

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that gross mortgage borrowing totalled £12.2 billion...

Ultimate Finance pledges post Brexit support for SMEs

Ultimate Finance Group has revealed that its total loan book to the UK SME sector has exceeded £100 million. It added that "significant further funds"...

Strong six months for Signature

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has reported a trebling of its loan...

Hope Capital grows lending by 50%

Hope Capital has increased its lending by 50% in the first half of 2016,...

Complete FS outlines its expo plans

Complete FS is to hold its 14th annual Specialist Lender Expo at the Meon...

CSF sees 127% rise in completions

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) issued terms on £509.7m worth of business from April to...

UTB joins Funding for Lending Scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) has joined the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme...

Asset based funders “best placed” to support SMEs

The boss of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance company, Bibby Financial Services (BFS),...

Strong June for BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has revealed that June was its best month on record since...

New BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) covering the Midlands. Chris Kirby joins the buy-to-let lender with...

LBG reports increase in online SME lending

The total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past...
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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...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

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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,...
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HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

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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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