Commercial

Ezbob introduces scratch card scheme

Ezbob is offering a scratch card for each case submitted before 15 February. Introducers will...

Bibby appoints head of sales for the north east

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mike Day as its head of sales for...

FLA reports ‘solid’ November for asset finance

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has today released figures which showed a 12%...

Housing minister to keynote NAEA conference

Brandon Lewis MP, minister of state for housing and planning, department of communities and...

NACFB appoints new chairman

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has appointed Paul Goodman as its...

TFC Homeloans and Precise offer masterclasses

Distributor TFC Homeloans is partnering with Precise Mortgages to offer 'specialist lending masterclasses'. The...

SMEs avoiding insurance despite increased turnover

New research by LV= Broker reveals that 75% of SMEs improved or maintained their...

Brokers still being turned down by high street lenders

Developers are still turning to brokers for help having been turned down for funding...

Businesses see 30% rise in debt from late payment of bills

Lovetts has warned that the amount of debt a typical UK business is facing...

Bibby opens new Glasgow office

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is opening a new office on St...

Ezbob expands product proposition

Short term commercial lender Ezbob has increased its maximum loan from £50,000 to £120,000...

Construction workloads grow despite labour shortages

Chartered surveyors have reported that private commercial and housing construction workloads rose in the...

Fleet Mortgages now open for business

Fleet Mortgages is now actively accepting business through its distributor partners and their affiliated...

P2P will redistribute the profits of buy-to-let

The mortgage industry is going to be 'revolutionised' by peer-to-peer finance, starting with secured...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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