Commercial

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...

Complete FS celebrates 21st birthday

Complete FS is celebrating its 21st birthday at its 11th annual Expo, to be...

Rise in asset finance new business

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show new business in the...

Shawbrook launches specialist commercial underwriting teams

Shawbrook Bank has launched specialist teams for processing residential buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial...

New brand identity for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has unveiled a new brand identity across its website and communications. The...

Omni funds Chelsea Harbour development

Omni Capital's structured finance division has completed a £48 million bridging loan to fund...

SMEs ignorant of insurance needs

The good news is that the number of SMEs in the UK is at...

LendInvest funds Wet N’ Wild rejuvenation

Peer-to-peer lender LendInvest has funded the multi-million pound redevelopment of Newcastle's Wet N' Wild...

Aldermore strengthens asset finance team

Aldermore has appointed Ian Corbett to the newly created position of head of specialist...

Crystal continues to grow

Crystal Mortgages has reported its 12th successive quarter of growth. Between April to June the...

United Trust Bank strengthens development finance team

United Trust Bank has appointed Adam Bovingdon and Steve Brigly to its development finance...

Decline in availability of commercial property

Chartered surveyors saw a rise in the number of transactions of commercial properties being...

Commercial brokers’ optimism continues to grow

73% of commercial brokers of questioned for Shawbrook Bank’s latest Broker Barometer said...

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...

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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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