Commercial

Y3S hires HR manager

Cardiff-based loan brokerage Y3S has appointed Laura Strange to the role of group human resources...

CMC announces roadshows

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) will be hosting 12 buy-to-let and commercial finance seminars for brokers. The events...

FCA authorisation “difficult” for asset finance brokers

Four out of five asset finance brokers have said they found gaining authorisation from the Financial...

Ultimate Finance Group recruits new regional director

Ultimate Finance group, which provides cashflow solutions to SMEs, has appointed Baljinder Mali as...

Justbridging.co.uk introduces PortfolioBuilder facility

Commercial bridging specialist justbridging.co.uk has launched a product which it claims holds the key...

LendInvest secures European rating

LendInvest has received the first European rating from a regulated credit rating agency for...

TFC partners with The Right Mortgage

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with new mortgage network The Right Mortgage to allow its appointed...

FLA reveals industry employment levels

Latest research published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) reveals that FLA members...

InterBay launches new ‘developer exit’ deal

InterBay Commercial has announced the launch of its new ‘Developer Exit’ product. It is specifically...

Commercial property guide for advisers unveiled

The Investment Property Forum (IPF) has launched ‘Understanding UK Commercial Property Investments: A Guide...

Large decline in SME cheque use

65% of SMEs say they have moved away from cheques in the past five...

Ezbob rebrands broker channel

Small business lender ezbob has announced a rebrand for its intermediary facing business, which...

Liberis announces instant commission for brokers

Business cash advance firm Liberis is launching instant commission payouts for its brokers and intermediaries. From...

Shawbrook offers FCA permissions guidance

The commercial mortgages division of Shawbrook Bank has released its own set of guidelines around FCA...
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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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