Commercial

Aldermore appoints risk director

Aldermore has appointed Malcolm Workman as risk director of its asset finance business. He...

Precise and NACFB partner over transparency

Precise Mortgages has partnered with the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) in...

Aldermore’s mortgage lending breaks through £1bn barrier

Aldermore has lent more than £1 billion worth of residential and commercial mortgage funding...

Aldermore makes invoice finance appointment

Aldermore Bank has appointed Andrew Johnson as regional sales manager. He will be responsible...

Brightstar business boosted by self-employed product

Brightstar Financial has claimed that enquiries from advisers for business owners have doubled since...

Aldermore appoints commercial lending manager

Aldermore Bank has made an appointment within its commercial mortgage team. Caroline Luxmore has joined...

Small employers will be hit by tax obligations

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has said that HM Revenue and Customs'...

Complete expects record delegates to its own expo

Complete FS says it is expecting record numbers of delegates to its Complete Mortgage...

Strong yields from semi-commercial

Semi-commercial property returned 30% higher yields than so-called 'vanilla' buy-to-let in 2011. That's the view...

Target to manage Shawbrook’s commercial mortgage book

Shawbrook has appointed Target Group to manage and service its expanding commercial mortgage portfolio....

Bibby acquires Brentwood factoring firm

Bibby Financial Services has acquired the client portfolio of Aston Rothbury Factors, an independent...

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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BoE chief signals caution over interest rates

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has signalled that policymakers will take a cautious...

New Homes buys Clark Marshall to grow shared ownership reach

New Homes Mortgage Services LLP has acquired Clark Marshall Associates Ltd in a deal...

Shared living pressures extend well into adulthood as affordability bites

Britons are continuing to live in shared households far later in life as housing...

Landlords juggle 6.5 buy-to-let loans on average, research finds

Landlords with borrowing are managing an average of 6.5 individual buy-to-let loans across just...

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