Commercial

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager

Sean Thomson has been appointed by Aldermore to the role of regional sales manager...

Crowdfunding is turning finance truly social

Everyone knows the internet is a wonderful thing. It connects people who are relevant...

Metro Bank hires managing director for commercial banking

Metro Bank has appointed Jason Oakley as managing director of commercial banking. Oakley will be...

Funding Circle expands intermediary development team

Funding Circle has appointed Laura Kinghorn to the role of business development manager (BDM)...

Co-op increases renewable energy lending

The Co-operative Bank has almost tripled the amount has lent to the renewable energy...

Small business employment hampered by financing

Small firms would hire more than 500,000 new staff if they could get more...

Shawbrook overhauls product range

Shawbrook Bank has added 13 new commercial mortgages for the property investment and trading...

SMEs continue to innovate

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding new ways to adapt to the changing...

Blemain Group secured significant funding

The Blemain Group has secured a £640 million three-year banking facility to help existing...

Increase in demand for development finance

United Trust Bank has found that 63% of brokers operating in the sector have...

Mortgages for Business welcomes back old face

Paul Martins has re-joined Mortgages for Business following a three year hiatus. He left the...

Small businesses should appeal lending rejection

Since January 2010, banks have turned away 49% of new small business loan and...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Crowdfunding platform unveils introducer channel

Business crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com has launched an introducer channel that pays a 1.5% fee...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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The Cambridge brings back fixed rates across core range

The Cambridge Building Society has reintroduced fixed-rate mortgages across its main range, offering new...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days

Rely has completed a buy-to-let remortgage in 6.5 working days, moving a landlord off...

Conveybuddy gives more than £8,000 to charities in first quarter

Conveybuddy donated £8,249 to three charity partners in the first three months of 2026,...

First Mortgage expands Scottish new-build reach with Home Loan Services acquisition

First Mortgage has acquired Home Loan Services (Glasgow) Ltd in a move that strengthens...

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