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Commercial
Time running out for capital allowances tax relief
Office owners, the medical sector and hospitality industry claimed back over £100m in tax...
1 April 2014
Aldermore raises commercial mortgages LTV ratio
Aldermore Bank has raised the loan to value limit from 70% to 75%...
28 March 2014
New hire for Capital Advances
Former Essex-based packager Les Daley has joined Capital Advances. He has been tasking with officially...
28 March 2014
Shawbrook promotes pair
Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotions within its Commercial Mortgages division of Terry...
27 March 2014
SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils commercial panel
SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a new commercial mortgages referral proposition in collaboration with...
26 March 2014
Crowdfunding platform secures FCA authorisation
Just over six months since it launched, the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has become...
25 March 2014
Budget includes “huge win” for P2P lending
The Budget included news from the Chancellor that peer-to-peer lending will be included in...
20 March 2014
Purdy to join Shawbrook’s secured lending arm
Shawbrook Bank's senior relationship manager Paula Purdy will be changing roles within the...
19 March 2014
Melrose Commercial Finance partners with Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank is announcing its first Scottish Strategic Partner, Glasgow-based Melrose Commercial Finance. Shawbrook recent...
18 March 2014
Shawbrook promotes from within for top lending position
Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotion of Stuart Kelly to director of lending...
13 March 2014
Crystal Mortgages unveils larger loan proposition
Crystal Mortgages is offering a new, dedicated suite of larger loan investment products. The...
13 March 2014
Blemain pleased with broker response
Specialist lender Blemain Group says it received an enthusiastic welcome from brokers at a...
13 March 2014
UTB to finance engineering machinery
United Trust Bank has extended the range of assets it will now...
12 March 2014
Shawbrook rejigs commercial pricing and LTV bands
Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgage division has made banding and pricing changes to a range...
11 March 2014
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Homebuying
Removing friction from the homebuying journey
One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...
3 July 2026
Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects
There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...
2 July 2026
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...
1 July 2026
How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache
We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...
1 July 2026
A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy
Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...
30 June 2026
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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off
As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
3 July 2026
News
Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer
A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
3 July 2026
Buy-to-let
Renters face higher costs amid strong demand
Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
3 July 2026
Buy-to-let
ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range
ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...
3 July 2026
PROFILES
Claire Cherrington on the opportunities ahead for mortgage clubs
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom