Commercial

Scottish SMEs not shopping around

While 69% of SME owners in Scotland are predicting ‘significant’ growth, a new report...

Shawbrook appoints lending manager

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Kynan Benjamin as a lending manager in the commercial...

Brokers expect rate rise this year

In a recent survey carried out amongst brokers in the bridging, development finance and...

Property investment better than gold

West One Loans has claimed that property bridging loans have provided investors with the...

Availability of commercial property declining

An increase in the number of commercial properties changing hands for conversion to housing...

Development Finance sponsors rising golf star

Glasgow based Development Finance Ltd have announced a one year sponsorship deal with up...

SMEs more successful in applying for finance

The success rate among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) applying for finance has risen...

Record month for Bibby

Bibby Financial Services increased its funding to businesses in July to record levels. Bibby...

Shawbrook adds fixed rate options to commercial range

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled a range of fixed rate options across its commercial mortgage...

InterBay revamps refurbishment deal

InterBay Commercial, part of the OneSavings Bank PLC Group, has revised its Refurb Loan product. Details...

Complete FS celebrates 21st birthday

Complete FS is celebrating its 21st birthday at its 11th annual Expo, to be...

Rise in asset finance new business

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show new business in the...

Shawbrook launches specialist commercial underwriting teams

Shawbrook Bank has launched specialist teams for processing residential buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial...

New brand identity for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has unveiled a new brand identity across its website and communications. The...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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