Commercial

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...

Aldermore appoints southern refinance BDM

Aldermore has appointed Sean Thorn as its refinance business development manager, overseeing the south...

UTB makes development finance appointment

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Gordon Robinson as a new...

Complete FS reveals 10th anniversary Expo plans

Specialist distributor Complete FS is to hold its 2013 Expo on 19 June at...

Aldermore hires regional sales director

Aldermore has appointed Peter Flynn as regional sales director of its invoice finance business. Flynn...

Y3S launches Loans Insider magazine

Y3S Group has unveiled a new industry magazine for the UK’s financial intermediaries, called...

Don’t ignore commercial enquiries, says Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is urging brokers to reconsider turning away commercial mortgage enquiries, in the...

Retail disappointment over Budget

Cluttons has expressed its disappointment that the Budget announcement did not address the issue...

Aldermore expands specialist property development team

Aldermore has promoted Andy Sears to the role of property development manager. The specialist team...

Positive Lending and UTB behind Silverstone F1 competition

Specialist lending packager and distributor Positive Lending and United Trust Bank are offering the...

3mc offers exclusive investment property funding

Mortgage distributor 3mc has teamed up with Aldermore to offer more investment property funding...

N&P grows commercial lending team

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has hired two new commercial lending managers. This comes as...

Micro-businesses being shunned by traditional finance sources

Only 20% of micro-businesses were funded through a bank loan and one in six...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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