Commercial

Government action on SME late payment not working

Despite attempts by the government to enforce a code for prompt payment and plans...

SMEs upbeat about their futures

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are confident and optimistic about their...

UK firms losing billions from bad advice

Poor professional advice from third parties or consultants has led to 16% of small and micro...

TFC unveils introducer service

TFC Homeloans has launched a new Introducer Appointed Representative service. The referral-only service will...

Seaholme promoted at Shawbrook

Gavin Seaholme has been promoted to the position of regional development manager for the...

Invoice finance rules to be relaxed

The government has claimed that changes to invoice finance regulations will open up more...

A quarter of SMEs at risk of insolvency

Nearly a quarter of all small and medium sized businesses in the UK are...

Latest UTB broker survey draw winner announced

United Trust Bank has revealed the winner of its Spring Broker Survey prize draw. ...

Asset finance sees best start to year for seven years

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 20% growth in asset...

Shawbrook appoints BDM for East Anglia

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has appointed Daryl Norkett as business development manager (BDM). He...

TFC Homeloans joins NACFB

TFC Homeloans has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The distributor says...

£750k invoice finance deal helps bus driver hire firm

A Manchester business that provides bus drivers to national operators has been able to...

Bad debts still hitting 35% of SMEs

One in four small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK suffered from...

Metro Bank bolsters executive team with new hires

Metro Bank has made two new senior appointments to its leadership team. Ian...
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COMMENT

Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
News

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
Buy-to-let

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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