Commercial

Profits up at Skipton Business Finance

Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has posted a 13% rise in pre-tax profits to £10.8...

YBS Commercial appoints associate director for the North

YBS Commercial Mortgages has appointed Rosie Morrow as a new associate director. She joins the...

Aldermore increases student accommodation developer’s facility to £58.5m

Aldermore Bank has provided an existing client, Kexgill Limited Group, with a further £11.2m...

InterBay completes complex £10m loan deal

InterBay, part of OSB Group, has completed on two complex multi let properties, totalling...

Time Finance recognised as a ‘Very Good Organisation’

Time Finance has been recognised as one of the UK’s best companies to work...

United Trust Bank appoints head of credit for asset finance

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Lisa Thomas as head of credit...

InterBay makes key sales appointments

Commercial lender InterBay, part of OSB Group, has bolstered its broker support with the...

Marine mortgage provider secures £30m facility to support expansion

Promarine Finance, a specialist provider of marine mortgages, has secured a £30 million revolving...

‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...

British Business Bank reports how pivotal first Covid lockdown was

Five years since the first Covid-19 lockdown, new data from Start Up Loans, part...

The Cumberland partners with FareShare to combat Glasgow food poverty

The Cumberland Building Society’s commercial team has partnered with FareShare Glasgow and the West...

Pluto Finance hires Wales lending director

Pluto Finance has appointed Stephen Ryan as lending director for Wales, strengthening its commitment...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints senior portfolio director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Carl Pykett...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information...

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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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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