Commercial

Ultimate Finance helps UK manufacturer

Ultimate Finance has provided a £300,000 asset finance facility to Pretty Legs Hosiery. The deal...

Dragonfly appoints portfolio manager

Dragonfly Property Finance has hired David Dean as a portfolio manager in its development...

Two key sales promotions at CSF

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has promoted Neil Elvish to the senior position of national...

Brokers back Brexit

A new poll, carried out in April by specialist lender United Trust Bank, has found...

Understanding semi-commercial growth

The surge in semi-commercial enquiries and why it could be due to a tax...

Shawbrook “thrilled” by E-AIP success

Shawbrook has said that, following the launch of its new online application process for...

New non-exec director for Together

Together has appointed Colin Kersley to its retail board. As an independent non-executive director, Kersley...

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...

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...

Latest news

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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