Commercial

Bibby Financial Services secures three-year funding extension

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has renewed its core securitisation facility in a deal that...

Let’s Do Business Finance joins British Business Bank programme

Let’s Do Business Finance has been named as one of the first accredited lenders...

Atom bank’s goodwill approach helps secure West Midlands pub freehold

Atom bank has completed a £663,000 loan to fund the acquisition of a Wolverhampton...

GC Business Finance delivers £24m through Start Up Loans

GC Business Finance has channelled more than £24 million into fledgling UK businesses over...

Sadiq Khan’s Green Belt pivot could signal major opportunity for mortgage and housing markets

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has taken a decisive step in addressing the capital’s...

Hilco completes £11.5m bridging loan on Liverpool student block in two weeks

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £11.5m bridging loan on The Platform,...

OMS and Monument Technology join forces to deliver integrated lending platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Monument Technology in a move designed to...

Atom bank adopts Provenir platform to modernise risk decisioning

Atom bank has selected Provenir’s AI-powered decisioning platform as part of a strategic move...

OSB Group launches specialist property solutions team for complex cases over £5m

Specialist lender OSB Group has appointed a new specialist team, dedicated to supporting brokers...

Pigeon secures multi-million-pound green loan for eco-friendly industrial development

Developer and property investor Pigeon has secured a multi-million-pound green loan from Virgin Money...

Regional imbalance deepens as development in London slows

The UK housing market is facing a stark regional imbalance as new data points...

YBS Commercial drops rates and adds 55% LTV buy-to-let deals

YBS Commercial Mortgages has unveiled a series of rate cuts and new product launches...

HTB extends standard BTL pricing to semi-commercial cases

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has broadened its specialist mortgages offering by applying standard buy-to-let...

Alternative Bridging boosts commercial lending with refreshed bridging offer

Alternative Bridging Corporation has enhanced its commercial bridging proposition with a series of updates...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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