Commercial

New professional qualification for asset finance

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) is partnering with the ifs School of Finance...

InterBay Commercial unveils new range

InterBay Commercial has returned to lending. This follows its recent acquisition by OneSavings Bank plc. It...

Retail property demand falls further

Demand for retail space fell further last quarter as economic uncertainty continued to hit...

Crystal Mortgages records strong September

Crystal Mortgages issued terms on £60.3 million of new business in the third quarter...

Aldermore Invoice Finance appoints regional sales manager

Ian Adams has been appointed by Aldermore Invoice Finance as regional sales manager. Adams (pictured)...

Bibby Financial Services moves into Singapore

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific with the opening...

Business owners failing in pension provision

46% of UK business owners have no private pension savings to support them in...

Metro Bank backs GrowthAccelerator scheme

Metro Bank has been unveiled as a primary banking partner for the GrowthAccelerator initiative,...

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...

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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