Commercial

Two key hires for Aldermore

Aldermore has announced a new managing director for its asset finance business. Carl D’Ammassa...

NACFB outlines survey findings

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has the published the results of...

Billion-pound milestone passed by Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has passed the £1 billion barrier in lending to SMEs and personal...

Scotland’s private sector growth gains momentum

August's Scottish PMI survey from Bank of Scotland showed latest increases in business activity...

Sesame Bankhall Group offers SME savings referral scheme

Appointed Representatives of Sesame Network and members of PMS can now offer their...

SMEs still frustrated by lack of traditional finance

A survey of 1,000 small to medium-sized business owners, conducted by Bibby Financial Services,...

Non-traditional options for SMEs

If an SME is turned away from a high street lender, other options are...

Aldermore cuts three-year commercial fixed rates

Aldermore has cut its rates across several of its three-year fixed rate commercial mortgage...

Metro Bank acquires invoice finance firm

Metro Bank has moved to expand its offering to business customers through the acquisition...

Ashworth to leave Aldermore

George Ashworth, managing director of Aldermore Asset Finance, is leaving the business. Ashworth (pictured) is...

Business Bank doomed by lack of firepower?

West One Loans has claimed the government’s Business Bank will not be able...

Dragonfly to launch commercial property fund

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Ludo Mackenzie as its new head of commercial property. Mackenzie...

Confusion over what peer-to-peer lending is

53% of consumers do not know what peer-to-peer lending is, identifying it as...

Specialist lending & complex investment opportunities

As confidence increases in the commercial property market, our brokers are reporting a growing...
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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Building Societies

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...
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Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...
Building Societies

Buckinghamshire BS launches one-year mortgage with no early repayment charges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has introduced a one-year discounted rate mortgage aimed at borrowers seeking...
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Countrywide Surveying Services to bring industry leaders together for Future Insight Forum

Countrywide Surveying Services will host senior figures from the mortgage, lending and property sectors...

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