Commercial

Mera Investment Management bolsters team with portfolio manager hire

Private real estate lender Mera Investment Management has appointed Raj Bath as director of...

Catalyst names joint CFO and COO

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of Becky Harris to a...

Brokers report highest satisfaction with lenders since 2020

Brokers have awarded mortgage lenders their highest satisfaction scores in over four years, according...

Mortimer Street Capital appoints managing director of debt advisory

Mortimer Street Capital has appointed Justin Trowse as its new managing director of debt...

Asset Advantage surveys brokers to better understand SME funding landscape

Asset Advantage will this week launch a new broker survey designed to shed light...

Growth Guarantee Scheme offers crucial support to business borrowers

Following the first anniversary of the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS), it’s worth reflecting both...

NACFB appoints Nivo as official AI partner

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has named Nivo as its official AI...

Hodge backs multi-million pound pub portfolio purchase

Hodge Real Estate Finance has supported the acquisition of a major pub portfolio in...

Masthaven Finance obtains NACFB membership

Masthaven Finance has formalised its return to the specialist lending market by joining the...

Roma Finance unveils new commercial development product

Roma Finance has unveiled a new commercial development finance product, marking the first extension...

Mikos Gyros turns to invoice finance to fuel expansion

Mikos Gyros, the Greek street food brand that has grown from a single shop...

Pigeon secures green loan from Virgin Money for eco-focused Cheshunt industrial scheme

Pigeon, the Suffolk-based property developer and land promoter, has secured a multi-million-pound green loan...

Mortgage lending moves into reverse as buyers pull back amid rate caution

Mortgage borrowing by individuals fell into negative territory in April, with net repayments of...

Arc & Co. strengthens advisory team with new asset finance hire

Arc & Co., the specialist real estate debt and equity advisory firm, has appointed...

COMMENT

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...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

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Scotland attracts rising interest from GCC property buyers

Scotland is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Gulf buyers looking at UK property,...

Vida broadens mortgage range with new higher LTV tier and lower rates

Vida has expanded its mortgage range with rate cuts of up to 0.72%, alongside...

Paragon expands landlord offering with limited edition five-year fixes

Paragon Bank has launched a new range of limited edition five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages...

Zero-deposit mortgage sales reach five-year high as affordability pressures persist

The number of zero-deposit mortgage sales reached 574 in the first three quarters of...

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