Commercial

Shawbrook Bank to follow diversification strategy

Shawbrook Bank plc has reported a 63% increase in underlying profit by to over...

Business lender reaches £100m milestone

EZBob Ltd, which trades as business 'e-lenders' Everline and ezbob, has announced it has...

Shawbrook joins trade body

Shawbrook Bank, has become the latest member of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). This takes...

Bridging lender cuts commercial loan rate

Funding 365 has made at cut in the starting interest rate for its commercial bridging loan product...

Dragonfly lending “rapidly and at scale”

Dragonfly Property Finance has completed 10 development finance loans, with a gross development value...

New identity for Omni Capital

Omni Capital Partners Limited has changed its name to Fortwell Capital Limited. There is no...

Packager to hold south coast buy-to-let event

Complete FS has announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help...

Bridging lender unveils forward funding product

Hope Capital has launched a new bridging loan for developers. The 'Marketing Bridge' is designed...

Shawbrook appoints operational support head

Kate Wilson has been promoted by Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division to become its new head...

Commercial broker celebrates positive ratings

Positive Commercial Finance has received over 100 ‘excellent’ reviews from brokers.  The specialist commercial and development broker...

Restaurants aren’t risky by nature

Nine out of 10 restaurants fail in their first year of trading. It’s a statistic...

Boost Capital appoints regional sales director

Boost Capital has announced the appointment of Leyton Jeffs as sales director for the...

Business development appointments at BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has recruited Lisa Peters as business development manager (BDM) and Stuart...

Packager streamlines commercial completion times

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has unveiled its Packaging Portal, which allows direct access to...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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