Commercial

Aldermore to establish invoice finance direct sales

Martine Catton has been give the responsibility for establishing a direct business channel for...

Developers: know your market

United Trust Bank has said that the differences between recent house price indices highlight...

Late payment culture hitting British business

Late payment has become a 'badge of honour' for British businesses who are failing...

Increase in asset finance

Asset finance lending saw year-on-year growth of 11% in May, according to the latest...

SPF Short Term Finance encouraged by post-launch activity

The specialist division of high-net-worth broker SPF Private Clients expressed satisfaction following its first...

Retail property demand struggling because of economic uncertainly

Retail landlords are increasingly resorting to offering incentives to let their premises last quarter...

“Grim” future outlook for SMEs

'Micro', small and medium sized businesses on average need £94,000 in start-up capital, according...

BDM promotion at Aldermore

Aldermore Asset Finance has promoted Linda Hide to the position of business development manager...

Growing intermediary interest in Funding Circle proposition

Funding Circle says it has been "inundated" with broker enquiries on its small business...

Four banks mis-sold hedging products to SMEs

The FSA has found serious failings in the sale of interest rate hedging products...

Shawbrook Bank hires business development duo

Shawbrook Bank has recruited two former Commercial First employees. Tom Clark and Sarah Woolf have...

Crystal offers its lowest rate for buy-to-let yet

Crystal Mortgages has unveiled its lowest buy-to-let rate at 2.44% above the Bank of...

Another new hire for Aldermore Invoice Finance

Aldermore has appointed Sandy Tang as strategic sales and service manager for its invoice...

HSBC appoints director for commercial banking

HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Andy Follington as area commercial director for North Yorkshire. He...

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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