Commercial

Central London outperforms wider commercial property market

UK commercial property performance was broadly flat in May, with returns now at -0.1%,...

Aldermore seeks to shake up SME banking

Aldermore has launches new business savings accounts which it believes will 'shake-up' SME banking. ...

Trio join Enterprise Finance’s commercial division

Enterprise Finance has announced three appointments to its commercial mortgages division. Rajvi Lodhia, formerly of...

Aldermore makes regional sales appointment

Aldermore has appointed Luan Waite as a regional sales manager. She will be based in...

Late payment still concerning businesses

UK businesses are tightening up their cash and credit control procedures in a bid...

NACFB Expo supports Action Against Cancer

The NACFB will be supporting the Action Against Cancer charity at its third Commercial...

Brightstar partners with Positive Solutions

Positive Solutions has appointed Brightstar Financial as partner of choice for its IFA Partners. ...

HSBC appoints commercial head for Midlands

HSBC Commercial Bank has appointed Mark Harris as head of corporate for the Midlands. ...

Birthday greetings for Aldermore

Aldermore is celebrating the second anniversary of its launch into the specialist residential and...

Aldermore speeds up completions

Aldermore has completed deals more quickly than ever recently, largely due to title insurance. ...

Aldermore appoints risk director

Aldermore has appointed Malcolm Workman as risk director of its asset finance business. He...

Precise and NACFB partner over transparency

Precise Mortgages has partnered with the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) in...

Aldermore’s mortgage lending breaks through £1bn barrier

Aldermore has lent more than £1 billion worth of residential and commercial mortgage funding...

Aldermore makes invoice finance appointment

Aldermore Bank has appointed Andrew Johnson as regional sales manager. He will be responsible...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...