Commercial

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...

Cambridge & Counties Bank on target

SME lender Cambridge & Counties Bank says is on course to meet both its...

Aldermore restructures invoice finance operations

Aldermore Invoice Finance is restructuring its current operating model in order to improve its...

Brightstar makes commercial appointment

Brightstar Financial has appointed Robert Collins to its commercial and bridging division. Collins has...

Aldermore makes invoice finance sales hire

Aldermore has appointed Paul Bowden as regional sales manager in its invoice finance team. He...

Growth in asset finance

In October 2012 asset finance grew at its fastest rate so far in 2012,...

Aldermore fills commercial mortgage role

Aldermore has promoted Tracy Aldred to the position of property development manager. She will work...

Blacks Connect unveils commercial proposition

Blacks Connect has introduced a commercial referral service to brokers. It covers a range...

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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