Commercial

Keystone begins funding auctions and commercial purchases

Keystone Property Finance is now offering ranges for auction purchases and commercial property. It...

Small developments avoid affordable housing obligations

Last week the Court of Appeal reinstated government policy relieving developers from affordable housing...

New funding facility for SME lender

EZBob Limited has secured a three-year £25m debt funding facility from Shawbrook Bank and...

P2P launch sees Alpha Bridging rebrand

Alpha Bridging is rebranding as Kuflink Bridging as it launches a new peer to peer...

The growth of alternative lending in development finance

There was a time, not that long ago, when the world of development finance...

Ultimate Finance makes key appointment in Scotland

Ultimate Finance has appointed Jennifer McGuffie as regional director in its Glasgow office. McGuffie (pictured) spent eight years in...

SMEs want to ‘Remain’ – just

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in favour of the UK remaining in the...

Brightstar reveals EasySource launch date

Brightstar has announced that its specialist sourcing system and case management tool, EasySource, will...

Consumers “unaware of alternative finance offering”

Research from Together found that almost a half of those surveyed believed that credit rating would...

OSB posts Q1 trading update

OneSavings Bank plc has reported that net loans and advances grew by £460m during...

Trio of lenders integrate with APAC’s mortgage software

Precise Mortgages, Shawbrook Bank and Together have become the first three lenders to begin to...

LendInvest pulls development finance exit fee

LendInvest has removed the exit fee charged on development finance deals. A 2% fee was until...

Brokers back Shawbrook’s digital application service

Shawbrook Commercial has said it has received an "encouraging reception" to the launch of its new...

Shawbrook expands commercial mortgages team

Shawbrook Bank has made new appointments to its commercial mortgages division. Amanda Howe and Ella-Louise Smith...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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