Commercial

New hire for Capital Advances

Former Essex-based packager Les Daley has joined Capital Advances. He has been tasking with officially...

Shawbrook promotes pair

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotions within its Commercial Mortgages division of Terry...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils commercial panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a new commercial mortgages referral proposition in collaboration with...

Crowdfunding platform secures FCA authorisation

Just over six months since it launched, the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has become...

Budget includes “huge win” for P2P lending

The Budget included news from the Chancellor that peer-to-peer lending will be included in...

Purdy to join Shawbrook’s secured lending arm

Shawbrook Bank's senior relationship manager Paula Purdy will be changing roles within the...

Melrose Commercial Finance partners with Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank is announcing its first Scottish Strategic Partner, Glasgow-based Melrose Commercial Finance. Shawbrook recent...

Shawbrook promotes from within for top lending position

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotion of Stuart Kelly to director of lending...

Crystal Mortgages unveils larger loan proposition

Crystal Mortgages is offering a new, dedicated suite of larger loan investment products. The...

Blemain pleased with broker response

Specialist lender Blemain Group says it received an enthusiastic welcome from brokers at a...

UTB to finance engineering machinery

United Trust Bank has extended the range of assets it will now...

Shawbrook rejigs commercial pricing and LTV bands

Shawbrook Bank's commercial mortgage division has made banding and pricing changes to a range...

OFT raises concerns over SME banking

Ongoing analysis by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into funding for small to...

Call for increase in SME lending

Bibby Financial Services is calling for more to be done to support small and...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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