Commercial

Bibby opens South London business centre

Bibby Financial Services has announced the opening of its South London Business Centre in...

Dragonfly updates its development finance products

Dragonfly Property Finance had made two changes to its development product range. The interest...

United Trust Bank hires head of credit

United Trust Bank has appointed Rob Sherr as its chief credit officer. Sheer (pictured)...

Go Commercial Finance gets FCA permissions

Go Commercial Finance has been granted full consumer credit permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Oblix Capital hires regional development manager

Short term bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed of Steve Woods...

InterBay Commercial unveils fixed rate range 

InterBay Commercial has launched new fixed rate mortgage range for buy-to-let lending. The new four...

Shawbrook removes STL expiry margin increase

Shawbrook Bank has announced the removal of the 3% margin increase across its short...

European expansion for Funding Circle

Funding Circle is expanding into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, alongside its existing operations in...

Brightstar launches development finance division

Specialist lending distributor Brightstar has unveiled a new division to deal with its increasing demand...

3mc trials FHL limited company deal

Packager and mortgage club 3mc is trialling Foundation Home Loans’ (FHL) new limited company...

Trio join Clever Lending

Master broker Clever Lending has made three new sales manager appointments. The trio will handle...

FLA: firms now much more prepared for FCA regulation

Members of the Finance & Leasing Association’s (FLA) have again been polled on their...

UTB: planning proposals “good news” for developers

United Trust Bank has welcomed the government’s permitted development proposals. The proposals were part of...

BLG Development Finance grows team

BLG Development Finance has made a pair of appointments in its surveying and new...
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Opinions & blogs

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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Building Societies

The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...
News

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...
Case Studies

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...
Opinions & blogs

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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