Commercial

LendInvest unveils Property Development Academy

LendInvest has launched the LendInvest Property Development Academy, a new initiative designed to teach aspiring...

Keystone hires southern business manager

Keystone Property Finance has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Moises...

Government urged to help SME developers

LendInvest has called on the government to do more overcome the challenges and obstacles facing property...

New high for SME lending

Small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months, according to...

Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

Fall in construction output

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that in July 2016, output in...

Co-op Insurance selects commercial partner

Co-op Insurance has chosen to introduce commercial insurance business to Lloyd’s insurance broker, Miles...

The Source includes commercial in rewards programme

Source Insurance has extended the qualifying range of its broker loyalty programme to also include all...

Crystal becomes HLP partner

Mortgage and general insurance network HLPartnership (HLP) has chosen Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) as preferred...

Roma Finance unveils new products and lower rates

Following the announcement of a new multi-million pound funding line, Roma Finance is passing this cheaper cost of...

Brightstar reveals EasySource registration stats

Brightstar has reported that over 3,000 intermediaries have registered to use its EasySource sourcing...

Shawbrook in quick completion for new client

Shawbrook Bank has completed a refinance and capital raise in 17 days after issuing...

Stress-testing P2P lending: questions advisers should ask

When it comes to peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, advisers could be forgiven for feeling they’re...

United Trust Bank appoints chairman

United Trust Bank has appointed Richard Murley as its new chairman. His appointment follows...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
News

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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