Commercial

UTB funds specialist mapping system with £252k facility

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £252,000 in asset finance to enable a geospatial...

OSB sees profit slide despite loan growth and new platform launch

OneSavings Bank (OSB Group) reported a fall in profits for the first half of...

Word On The Street appoints first broker

Word On The Street, the specialist property finance brokerage, has appointed Ben Hartley as...

SMEs unprepared for net zero rules as 2026 reporting deadline approaches

Most small and medium-sized businesses remain unprepared for new sustainability reporting standards, with just...

Skipton Business Finance confirms permanent COO appointment

Skipton Business Finance has confirmed the permanent appointment of Michelle Wilson as its chief...

UTB promotes Masters to associate director role

United Trust Bank has promoted David Masters to the newly created role of associate...

FOLK2FOLK expands national team with relationship manager hire 

FOLK2FOLK has strengthened its national lending team with the appointment of Tracey Gott as...

British Business Bank agrees £300m Close Brothers deal to boost SME asset finance

The British Business Bank has agreed a transaction of up to £300m with Close...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust...

Millbrook appoints head to lead commercial property finance expansion

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Stuart Benge as head of commercial property finance as...

Ultimate Finance chief joins NACFB board

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Josh Levy, chief executive of...

Together hires corporate sales director for London & SE

Together has strengthened its corporate finance team with the appointment of experienced financial services...

Redwood Bank expands HMO lending criteria

Landlords in the South of England are set to benefit from enhanced borrowing opportunities...

UTB funds £2.8m residential deal for Oast Investments

United Trust Bank’s structured property finance division has completed a £2.8m residential investment loan...
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COMMENT

Comment

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...
Building Societies

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...
Regulation

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...
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One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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