Commercial

P2p platform launched by Property Investors Network founder

Peer-to-peer lending platform CrowdProperty has launched with a target of £20 million funds to...

Metro Bank ringfences £100 for NACFB members

Metro Bank has revealed that it is putting aside £100 million of facilities lending...

New lending officer for Shawbrook’s commercial team

Shawbrook Bank has hired Joanna Hatch as a lending officer in its commercial...

Construction SMEs top confidence polls

SMEs in the construction industry are the most confident about sales growth in the...

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...
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COMMENT

Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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News

MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
News

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
Buy-to-let

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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