Commercial

Shawbrook promotes Holt

Rob Holt has been promoted by Shawbrook Bank to the position of sales...

Crystal Mortgages on target for record-breaking year

Crystal Mortgages has reported a strong third quarter, having issued terms of £460m year-to-date...

Funding Circle goes out on the road

Funding Circle has launched a series of introducer autumn updates across November and early...

Bibby to hold business conference

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), is to host its flagship business conference in London next...

Jerrold Holdings makes six marketing appointments

Jerrold Holdings has added six new members to its marketing division, yet the business...

Dragonfly appoints investment manager

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Dominic Gibson as an investment manager in its commercial...

Pepper UK hires commercial servicing chief

Pepper UK has appointed Mark Caplan to head up its commercial loan servicing department. The...

Many SMEs don’t manage cashflow properly

36% of SMEs are unable to say how much they have outstanding, according...

Improvement in Shawbrook’s service performance

Shawbrook Bank has published its Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics for September, showing an...

When does an HMO become a good investment opportunity?

The first sign that a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) is a good investment...

Permitted Development Rights – What lies ahead?

In 2010, the UK government outlined that the country’s property planning system should...

SMEs lack business interruption plan

62% of UK SMEs – equating to around 2,900,000 businesses - may be leaving...

Brightstar Financial grows commercial team

Brightstar Financial has expanded its commercial team with the addition of Nicholas Christofi as...

NACFB to launch SME lending campaign

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is launching ‘Love Lending Week’...

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...

Latest news

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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