Commercial

Shawbrook unveils new residential investment product

The commercial mortgages division at Shawbrook Bank  has made changes to its residential investment product...

SMEs shun overdrafts for alternative finance

More small businesses in need of funding sought alternative finance rather than a bank...

Bibby global boss to step down

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced that Simon Featherstone is to step down as...

Commercial market continues to strengthen

The latest RICS Commercial Market Survey has found that demand from business for commercial property...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports record quarter

Crystal Specialist Finance has hailed its rebrand earlier in the year as a success. It...

Clever Lending moves into bridging and commercial finance

Secured loans master broker Clever Lending has appointed Steve Sanderson to expand into commercial...

ThinCats recruits head of risk and recoveries

Peer to peer business lender ThinCats has appointed Jill Sandford as head of risk...

Connect unveils summer roadshow lender line-up

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has revealed that 14 specialist lenders will be supporting its buy-to-let...

UTB hire to spearhead technology finance offering

United Trust Bank has appointed Ken Archbold to support the launch of a new...

Everline extends loan term limit

Business lender Everline has extended its loan term limit to offer small businesses access...

Broker awareness of SME finance still needs to improve

Over 80% of commercial finance brokers expect business volumes to increase by 5% or...

Blemain Group develops broker portal

Blemain Group has further developed its broker portal, My Broker Venue. The automated...

Advisers reticent about peer-to-peer

Only 8% of financial advisers would invest, or already have invested, their own money...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

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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