Commercial

Blemain introduces its lowest loan rate

Blemain Finance has made changes across a range of its products, including the launch...

Shawbrook launches new initiative for existing commercial mortgage clients

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled a new product feature for existing clients on all new...

New non-execs for United Trust Bank

Tracy Blackwell and Stephen Lockley have joined the board of United Trust Bank as...

2013 short-term SME secured loans reach quarter of a billion mark

In the first nine months of 2013, short-term secured loans for small and medium...

Complete FS becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Complete FS has been chosen by Shawbrook Bank to be part of its Strategic...

SME owners turn to friends and family for advice

Friends and family are the most trusted sources of business advice for small business...

New owner and identity for Cheval

Alternative Bridging Corporation has acquired Cheval Commercial Finance. With the acquisition Alternative Bridging is broadening...

Commercial mortgage optimism on the rise

Shawbrook Bank has found a wave of optimism running across the commercial mortgage broker...

FCA issues proposals for crowdfunding regulations

People who want to invest in small or start-up businesses via crowdfunding platforms will...

Crystal Mortgages celebrates it most successful quarter ever

Crystal Mortgages has beaten its total lender figures for last year in the third...

New investment for Funding Circle

Funding Circle has agreed a deal to help millions of businesses across America borrow...

Rise in peer to peer lending

Over 570 businesses across the UK borrowed more than £36 million in the third...

Remortgaging dominates buy-to-let lending

Landlords expanded their portfolios in the third quarter of 2013, making use of significantly...

New position at Lancashire Mortgage Corporation

Commercial lender Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has created a new management position. Ian Pickering, 41,...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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