Commercial

Shawbrook admits asset finance “irregularities”

Shawbrook Group has reported issues with its asset finance lending and the departure of...

Aldermore outlines 2016 training programme

Aldermore has launched its 2016 training programme, consisting of three workshops to support up-and-coming...

Shawbrook reduces term loan ERCs

Shawbrook Bank has altered its Early Repayment Charge (ERC) structure, removing the 1% overhang that...

AToM to hold expo and gala dinner

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) is holding a specialist lender expo on 30...

43% of brokers adversely affected by referendum

A new poll of over 200 finance brokers operating in the fields of bridging,...

New London offices for Fortwell Capital

Fortwell Capital, the provider of short and medium-term real estate funding, is moving to new, long-term...

Ultimate Finance backs energy saving product

Ultimate Finance has provided £225,000 funding for a product which provides significant savings on...

Shawbrook completes first deal with E-AIP

Shawbrook Commercial has announced its first completion generated via E-AIP. The deal was made with...

LendInvest offering bubbly opportunity at NACFB Expo

LendInvest is offering brokers attending the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo the chance to win...

Asset finance sector continues to grow

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 2% in April,...

Together helps Crystal client let down by another lender

Together and Crystal Specialist Finance joined forces to assist a client with a buy-to-let...

UK a hotbed for ‘microbusinesses’

There are 2.17 million microbusinesses with fewer than nine employees across the UK, Direct Line...

Shawbrook revises commercial offering

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division has made changes to its commercial and semi-commercial product range for...

39% of small businesses look to invest in IT

A new survey commissioned by asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has revealed...

COMMENT

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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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...

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...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

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

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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