Commercial

Strong Q1 performance for OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank plc has reported that net loans & advances grew by £455m during...

LMC finances £3.2m company rebridge

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation (LMC) has facilitated a £3.2 million limited company re-bridge for broker partner Brightstar...

Lloyds posts £660m loss from TSB sale

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit of £2.18bn for the first quarter of...

Strong first quarter for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has issued terms on over £213m worth of business in the...

Bibby strengthens southern team

Independent invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has hired Sarah Hatswell, Paul Marjoram...

RICS: strong demand for commercial property

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

SJW Property Finance beats first year targets

Manchester-based property firm SJW Property Finance says its first year of trading has exceeded...

New funding for ezbob and Everline

Everline.com and ezbob.com have received a £30 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree...

Ultimate Finance expands North East presence

Ultimate Finance has appointed David Paget to cover the North East. Paget (pictured), who...

SME insurance broker fined by regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Moorhouse Group £159,300 for failures in relation...

NACFB and Hitachi unveil apprenticeship programme

The NACFB has announced its first ever apprenticeship scheme in partnership with Hitachi Capital...

Significant growth for Ultimate Finance Group

Ultimate Finance Group significantly increased its loan book and client base in its last...

First Merchant joins ASTL

First Merchant has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Keystone unveils online illustration for Solutions range

Keystone has introduced a service whereby brokers wanting to give their landlord clients a...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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