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How banks are supporting customers affected by the floods

High street banks have offered their support to those affected by the floods. RBS has...

SME owners resorting to plastic

Business bosses are putting their fund-raising plans on their personal credit cards for 2014,...

High street banks still averse to development finance

59% of brokers working in the development finance sector have said that the...

Strong levels of activity from small businesses

A quarterly index of 4,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK has shown...

SMEs shun banks for payday lenders

An Amigo Loans survey has found that UK microbusinesses have little confidence in borrowing...

Funding Circle to go on the road

Funding Circle, the online marketplace for business loans, has provided details of its first...

NACFB starts expo registration

Visitor registration have begun for the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo. The fifth commercial Expo is...

Aldermore appoints mortgage ops chief

Aldermore has appointed Jason Davies as operational director for its group mortgages division. He...

Keystone adjusts pricing with new product offering

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has launched two product ranges, aiming to cater more...

Omni Capital targets high end development projects

Omni Capital is offering a new development funding deal. The product is designed for...

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages hires pair of BDMs

Two Shawbrook Bank Business Development Managers (BDMs) have started work in the South...

SMEs expect business growth during 2014

Research conducted by chartered accountancy group Monahans in conjunction with the MHA, the UK...

BoE reports fall in business lending

Data out today from the Bank of England’s Money and Credit statistical release shows...

Commercial servicer acquired

Commercial real estate loan servicing and management business Mount Street has taken over Morgan...

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Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...