Commercial

Mortgage Business Expo London confirms full seminar line-up for October

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed the full seminar programme for its London event,...

West One Loans: specialist finance is vital to meeting housing targets

Specialist finance could prove decisive in helping the UK tackle its housing shortfall, according...

Cynergy backs Steel Dynamics with £17m funding package

Cynergy Business Finance has provided a £17m asset-based lending facility to Lancashire-based Steel Dynamics...

StreamBank joins New Leaf lender panel to expand broker access

StreamBank has been added to the New Leaf Distribution lender panel, a move that...

WeDo Business Finance strengthens growth drive with senior hire

WeDo Business Finance has appointed Aman Gill as head of credit risk and underwriting,...

4Syte secures £100m funding facility from NatWest and British Business Bank

Specialist finance provider 4Syte has agreed a new facility of up to £100m with...

Connect for Intermediaries add StreamBank to panel

Connect has added StreamBank to its lending panel and giving its appointed representatives access...

Brokers invited to shape landmark study on private credit in property finance

Mera Investment Management has teamed up with academics at the London School of Economics...

Planning approvals fall as residential development slows

Planning activity across England slowed in the second quarter of 2025, with the number...

Together lifts loan book to record £7.9bn as profits rise

Together Financial Services reported a record loan book and higher profits for the year...

Nigel Robbins joins MT Finance as national account manager

MT Finance has appointed Nigel Robbins as its new national account manager and coincides...

Rugby World Cup legend to host MIMHC Charity Ball 2025

Rugby World Cup winner and sporting icon Will Greenwood MBE has been confirmed as...

Assetz Capital strengthens London and South East focus

Hans Laud-Anderson has joined Assetz Capital as its London and South East relationship director. With...

Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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