Commercial

Shawbrook overhauls product range

Shawbrook Bank has added 13 new commercial mortgages for the property investment and trading...

SMEs continue to innovate

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding new ways to adapt to the changing...

Blemain Group secured significant funding

The Blemain Group has secured a £640 million three-year banking facility to help existing...

Increase in demand for development finance

United Trust Bank has found that 63% of brokers operating in the sector have...

Mortgages for Business welcomes back old face

Paul Martins has re-joined Mortgages for Business following a three year hiatus. He left the...

Small businesses should appeal lending rejection

Since January 2010, banks have turned away 49% of new small business loan and...

Barclays cuts residential and SME rates

Barclays is offering its SME customers an "instant cashback injection" of 2% on loans. Called...

Crowdfunding platform unveils introducer channel

Business crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com has launched an introducer channel that pays a 1.5% fee...

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...

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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