Commercial

InterBay completes £8m central London commercial deal in six days

Specialist lender InterBay has completed an £8m commercial finance deal in six days, supporting...

Hope Capital unveils lower-rate loan for commercial-to-residential conversions

Hope Capital has launched a new specialist commercial loan aimed at developers seeking to...

Keychain implements bridging and commercial upgrade

Digital client platform Keychain has launched a suite of specialist workflows tailored to the...

British Business Bank backs Shawbrook with £10m in latest capital raise

The British Business Bank has reaffirmed its support for Shawbrook Bank with a £10m...

Paragon delivers over £31m in SME funding through growth scheme

Paragon Bank has provided more than £31 million in lending to over 200 small...

Planning approvals drop despite rise in applications

England’s planning system is showing signs of growing strain as new government figures reveal...

Taylor Rose parent AIIC Group launches cloud-based practice management platform

AIIC Group, the legal services group behind Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood,...

Third of SMEs forced to pause business activity due to lack of finance

Nearly one in three UK small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to stop...

Reward appointment to drive growth in London and the South East

Alternative lender Reward Funding has strengthened its presence in the South of England with...

Aldermore introduces one-click amendments for faster re-approvals

Aldermore has unveiled a new digital tool to accelerate proposal amendments for asset finance...

Atom bank funds £2.7m purchase of Leicester pub conversion into student housing

Atom bank has provided a £2.7m commercial mortgage to support the purchase of a...

MT Finance enters commercial mortgage market with J.P. Morgan backing

MT Finance has launched a new commercial mortgage business, underpinned by a substantial £2.5bn...

Allica Bank relaxes commercial affordability rules

Allica Bank has announced a wide-ranging package of changes to its commercial mortgage and...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers,...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...

Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...

Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...

Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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