Commercial

With short term loans, you get the long end of the stick

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division recently undertook the second of its quarterly broker surveys. The...

EZBOB becomes NACFB patron

EZBOB, the short term commercial lender, which works with brokers through commercial specialist, Liquidity...

Govt makes £40m investment via P2P lender

The British Business Bank programme is making a new £40 million investment through peer-to-peer...

Aldermore expands property development team

Aldermore Bank has promoted Simon Knowles to head of property development and has appointed...

City of London sees 31% annual rent rise

City of London landlords are receiving £1,059 more each month than in January 2013...

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...
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COMMENT

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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News

Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

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

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

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

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

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