Commercial

LMC ramps up larger loan distribution

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation (LMC) has completed on two bridging loans worth £11.25 million. The...

Pre-crunch growth for asset finance market

Asset finance new business grew by 13% during 2014 to £25.4 billion, the strongest...

Shawbrook cuts residential refurbishment product fees

Shawbrook has made a reduction in fees on its Residential Refurbishment (RR) business products....

NACFB expo open for registration

Visitor registration is open for the sixth NACFB Commercial Finance Expo. Doors open at...

Omni Capital funds care home provider

Omni Capital has agreed a £30m committed debt facility with LNT Care Developments, a...

Shawbrook kept up service levels despite Xmas break

Shawbrook Bank has said it kept its service levels agreements high in December, despite holidays...

SME lender unveils broker platform

Iwoca has launched its new broker platform, which allows brokers same day access to...

Brightstar appoints BDM

Brightstar has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott to its external sales team. He will be tasked with...

Record results for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages issued terms on £664.3m worth of business in 2014, a 38.7% increase...

Eurozone crisis tops brokers’ fears

Brokers see a Eurozone recession and a change of government in Westminster as the...

New role for Neil Molyneux at Masthaven Finance

Neil Molyneux has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales...

LendInvest passes major milestone

LendInvest has now lent more than £200 million to British businesses and property entrepreneurs. LendInvest...

Omni Capital funds 19-unit Chiswick development

Omni Capital has teamed up with developer Prime City Developments to fund the acquisition...

Brightstar hires its first BDM

Brightstar has appointed Chris Bennett as its first business development manager (BDM). He will report...
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Opinions & blogs

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...

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Buy-to-let

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...
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Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...
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Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...
Buy-to-let

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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