Commercial

Record time at Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported that new products and high street banks' continuing reluctance to...

Aldermore promotes invoice finance trio

Aldermore has promoted three of its key personnel Nick Smith, John Dodsworth and Ross...

Call for peer to peer lenders to protect investors

Short term lender, Mayfair Bridging, has warned that all possible precautions must be taken...

L&G makes commercial lending hire

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Alex Gipson to originate and underwrite loans within...

NACFB appoints chairman

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has appointed a new chairman for...

Lending milestone for Funding Circle

Peer to peer business lender Funding Circle has passed the £70 million lent milestone. Since...

Duo join Shawbrook as BDMs

Shawbrook has added two members of staff to its commercial lending team. Andrew Faed...

Omni Capital enhances product offering

Omni Capital has made improvements to its broker-facing range of bridging, refurbishment finance and...

Borro sees 122% rise in funded loans

Borro has revealed the main types of assets used by clients to access liquidity...

Shawbrook makes commission changes

Shawbrook Bank has made a number of permanent changes to its commercial lending product...

SME owners happy running their own businesses

Although running out of cash, not being paid on time and not knowing when...

Majority of bridging brokers had a ‘reasonable’ 2012

Over a third of brokers say their business performance in 2012 has exceeded expectations,...

Commercial loan books slowly rebalancing

There was a 4.3% fall in the value of debt held against UK commercial...

Government supports peer to peer lenders

The government has announced plans to lend to small businesses through peer to peer...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
News

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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