Commercial

Call for peer to peer lenders to protect investors

Short term lender, Mayfair Bridging, has warned that all possible precautions must be taken...

L&G makes commercial lending hire

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Alex Gipson to originate and underwrite loans within...

NACFB appoints chairman

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has appointed a new chairman for...

Lending milestone for Funding Circle

Peer to peer business lender Funding Circle has passed the £70 million lent milestone. Since...

Duo join Shawbrook as BDMs

Shawbrook has added two members of staff to its commercial lending team. Andrew Faed...

Omni Capital enhances product offering

Omni Capital has made improvements to its broker-facing range of bridging, refurbishment finance and...

Borro sees 122% rise in funded loans

Borro has revealed the main types of assets used by clients to access liquidity...

Shawbrook makes commission changes

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of permanent changes to its commercial lending product...

SME owners happy running their own businesses

Although running out of cash, not being paid on time and not knowing when...

Majority of bridging brokers had a ‘reasonable’ 2012

Over a third of brokers say their business performance in 2012 has exceeded expectations,...

Commercial loan books slowly rebalancing

There was a 4.3% fall in the value of debt held against UK commercial...

Government supports peer to peer lenders

The government has announced plans to lend to small businesses through peer to peer...

Cambridge & Counties Bank on target

SME lender Cambridge & Counties Bank says is on course to meet both its...

Aldermore restructures invoice finance operations

Aldermore Invoice Finance is restructuring its current operating model in order to improve its...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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Conveybuddy expands account management team with new additions

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has bolstered its account management team with the appointment of a...

RICS survey points to further slowdown as landlords exit and sales activity eases

The August 2025 RICS Residential Market Survey has revealed a further weakening in sales...

TPFG helps generate 12,800 mortgages in first half of 2025

Estate agent network The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor,...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...