Commercial

“Blistering” start to year for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported commercial finance application numbers between January to March higher than...

Does development finance popularity show market is overheating?

In the past month or so I’ve seen an increasing amount written in the...

Rise in company liquidations

Insolvency Service data out today show that company liquidations in England and Wales in...

Strong rise in mortgage lending for Santander UK

Santander UK has reported gross residential mortgage lending of £5.7bn for the first quarter...

First quarter surge in SME activity

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has recorded the highest level of first quarter output among...

Shawbrook appoints new Strategic Partner

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Commercial Mortgage Desk (CMD) to its Strategic Partner programme. With...

No major turnaround for SME lending

The annual rate of growth in the stock of lending to UK businesses remained...

LV= Broker unveils SME insurance product

LV= Broker is offering a new retail insurance product, which provides cover for a...

Shawbrook makes commercial mortgage appointment

Matthew Woods has been appointed as junior sales executive in Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgage...

New hire for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has appointed Philip Charlwood to the newly created position of commercial completions...

Positive Commercial Finance rewarded by Funding Circle

Positive Commercial Finance has picked up an award from Funding Circle for its efforts...

Further strong business growth in Scotland

Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another strong month of growth,...

The savvy are making the most of specialist buy-to-lets

Anyone who regularly casts their eyes over a newspaper will have noticed the increased...

Ezbob unveils ‘broker interface’ facility

Ezbob, the online short term commercial lender, has announced the launch of a new...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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Appointments

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

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...
News

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,...
Building Societies

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

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