Commercial

New BDE for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has appointed a new business development executive (BDE) to its commercial...

Better Scottish PRS data needed

Attracting major institutional investors to the private rented homes market requires better data on...

SMEs missing out on tax relief

Thousands of small business owners across the UK are missing out on the opportunity...

Parliament to study SME lending

The Treasury Committee is to conduct a short inquiry into SME lending. The inquiry will...

Significant minority of SMEs expect growth

Research conducted by Monahans in conjunction with the MHA, the UK association of accountancy...

Broker divide over commission disclosure

Commercial brokers are polarised when it comes to commission disclosure, Shawbrook Bank has revealed. ...

Ezbob secures EU backing

Commercial lender Ezbob has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF), which...

SMEs count cost of paying off loans early

Over 100,000 UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have been charged for clearing bank...

Santander makes key commercial appointment

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Andrew Whelan as managing director of regional real...

Shawbrook aims to enhance STL proposition

Shawbrook has unveiled a new process for its short term loan (STL) offering. The aim...

Golding promoted at Bibby

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has restructured its sales team with the...

Liberis sets up £1m funding for flooded businesses

Business cash advance provider Liberis has ringfenced £1m ‘immediate access’ funding for micro and...

Crystal Mortgages appoints managing director

Crystal Mortgages has promoted Joe Breeden to the position of managing director. Breeden (pictured)...

How banks are supporting customers affected by the floods

High street banks have offered their support to those affected by the floods. RBS has...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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Click2Check adds ID verification to adviser compliance platform

Click2Check has added an identity verification service to its digital compliance platform, aimed at...

Atom points to growing near-prime hurdle for first-time buyers

First-time buyers with thin credit files or minor historic credit issues are becoming a...

Landlords move to regain possession before Renters’ Rights Act changes

Landlords stepped up possession activity in March as the 1 May implementation of the...

The Marsden appoints chief customer officer

Marsden Building Society has appointed Julia Brook as chief customer officer. Brook (pictured) will be...

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