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Shawbrook overhauls product range

Shawbrook Bank has added 13 new commercial mortgages for the property investment and trading...

SMEs continue to innovate

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding new ways to adapt to the changing...

Blemain Group secured significant funding

The Blemain Group has secured a £640 million three-year banking facility to help existing...

Increase in demand for development finance

United Trust Bank has found that 63% of brokers operating in the sector have...

Mortgages for Business welcomes back old face

Paul Martins has re-joined Mortgages for Business following a three year hiatus. He left the...

Small businesses should appeal lending rejection

Since January 2010, banks have turned away 49% of new small business loan and...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Crowdfunding platform unveils introducer channel

Business crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com has launched an introducer channel that pays a 1.5% fee...

Finance not planning key problem for property development

Cluttons has refuted claims that planning policy in the UK is the main barrier...

Funding Circle offering champagne dinner draw

Funding Circle is celebrating its second anniversary by inviting offering a prize draw. The...

L&G reveals workers’ entrepreneurial flair

Legal & General's latest Job Security Index research reveals that 28% of current UK...

Pickles calls on brokers to kick-start stalled developments

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants 'expert brokers' to drive a move to get stalled...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager

Craig Stritch has been appointed as south west regional sales manager for Aldermore's invoice...

Funding Circle breaks the million-a-week mark

Funding Circle is now lending on average over £1 million per week. The online lending...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

One of the UK specialist finance sector’s most prominent distribution firms has paid tribute...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...