Commercial

Partnership unveiled between Funding Circle and Santander UK

Funding Circle and Santander UK have launched the first partnership between a UK bank...

SCF expands commercial and bridging team

Specialist Commercial Finance (SCF) has announced the appointment of Wes Friedel to its commercial...

New Aldermore roles for Lankey and Haresnape

Aldermore has made two changes to its senior leadership team in its mortgages division. Commercial...

Ezbob soft launch “exceeds expectations”

Ezbob, the online short term commercial SME lender, approved 350 new loans last month...

Shawbrook appoints BDE for the South East

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has recruited Scott Apps as its new business development...

New website for Brightstar

Brightstar Financial has launched its new website band has also reached the milestone of...

InterBay adds refurb deal to range

InterBay Commercial has unveiled a 'term refurb' loan product to its key partners. Details are...

New SME credit and risk site launches

A new business website, www.check-business.co.uk, has been launched to give the small business community...

Shawbrook to offer new fixes next month

Shawbrook Bank has revealed it will launch fixed rate products across its commercial mortgage...

Funding Circle offers summer promotion

Funding Circle is offering a "double headed" summer giveaway for introducers. Every introducer has the...

Commercial property owners still losing out on millions

UK commercial property owners lost an estimated £28m in unclaimed tax relief in April,...

How bridging finance is supporting BTL growth

The buy to let sector continues to show significant growth, in direct correlation to...

Shawbrook posts profit and reveals acquisition

Shawbrook Bank has reported a pre-tax profit of £16.8m for the year ending 31st...

Acquisition of distressed assets gaining in popularity

A number of properties and loans coming on the market through insolvent zombie property...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

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