Commercial

Finance not planning key problem for property development

Cluttons has refuted claims that planning policy in the UK is the main barrier...

Funding Circle offering champagne dinner draw

Funding Circle is celebrating its second anniversary by inviting offering a prize draw. The...

L&G reveals workers’ entrepreneurial flair

Legal & General's latest Job Security Index research reveals that 28% of current UK...

Pickles calls on brokers to kick-start stalled developments

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants 'expert brokers' to drive a move to get stalled...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager

Craig Stritch has been appointed as south west regional sales manager for Aldermore's invoice...

Funding Circle breaks the million-a-week mark

Funding Circle is now lending on average over £1 million per week. The online lending...

Aldermore forges links with business school

Aldermore Asset Finance has developed links with Aberystwyth University School of Management and Business. This...

Shawbrook Bank breaks even

Shawbrook Bank says it has reached break-even point under a year since it launched...

Aldermore hires ops director for invoice finance

Aldermore Invoice Finance has appointed Lisa Cleaver as its operations director. She is based in...

Shawbrook establishes specialist commercial lending team

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Terry Woodley to the position of head of specialist lending...

Fuel campaign group gains Aldermore support

Aldermore Bank is backing the fuel campaign group FairFuelUK. The lender believes that crippling petrol...

Asset finance market continues to grow

There was a 9% increase in the size of the asset finance market in...

Commercial brokers want more government action

82% of brokers operating in the bridging, development finance and asset finance sectors believe...

Government SME strategy failing: Bibby

Bibby Financial Services has claimed that the government’s approach to supporting small businesses has...

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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