Commercial

New additions take Shawbrook’s strategic partners to 32

Shawbrook Bank has added two new brokerages to its Strategic Partner programme and expanded...

Bibby to hold Fit for the Future conference

Bibby Financial Services is to hold an exclusive event for accountants, solicitors, financial advisers...

Shawbrook Bank unveils short-term loan desk

Shawbrook Bank has established a team dedicated to processing short term loans. It...

Broker feedback behind Shawbrook criteria change

Shawbrook Bank has improved the criteria on its product aimed at property developers. The...

Trio boost Aldermore’s invoice finance team

Aldermore has made several new hires to its invoice finance team covering the East...

Experienced duo launch new brokerage

The Loan Partnership, a broker specialising in bridging finance, secured loans and development finance,...

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...

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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