Commercial

Shawbrook Bank to expand commercial team

Shawbrook Bank is looking to grow its commercial lending team. It wants to...

Crystal boosted by improving commercial market

Crystal Mortgages’ first quarter figures have surpassed those from the same period last year. The...

Shawbrook Bank expands commercial Strategic Partner network

Shawbrook Bank has increased the size of its network of Strategic Partners for...

AToM to hold Brighton seminar

AToM (All Types of Mortgages Ltd) has published details of the lenders who are...

Shawbrook Bank allows offshore companies and trusts

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial lending team says it will now consider funding applications from offshore...

Borro to hold broker workshop for NACFB members

Borro is hosting a free workshop at its central London offices and valuation centre...

Aldermore establishes invoice finance team in Peterborough

Aldermore has recruited a specialist team for invoice finance, based in its Peterborough Head...

Brightstar makes key introducer-facing appointment

Brightstar Financial has recruited Michelle Westley as its first national account manager. She will provide...

SBSLS teams up with Shawbrook’s commercial division

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has added Shawbrook Bank’s commercial and short term...

Shawbrook Bank introduces new IMO process

Shawbrook Bank can now produce an Indicative Mortgage Offer (IMO) without the need for...

Gateway buys surveying practice

Gateway surveyors has acquired Harrison Murray Commercial, a surveying practice based in in...

Shawbrook Bank makes commercial lending promotions

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Emma Cox and Paula Purdy to senior relationship managers....

Aldermore appoints agricultural BDM

Aldermore has appointed Rob Brudenell as its business development manager (BDM), with responsibility for...

FundingKnight makes board appointment

Crowdlender FundingKnight has appointed ex co-founding CEO of E*trade UK Julian Costley to its...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

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

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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