Commercial

Reward Funding secures £360m facility to drive growth

SME finance provider Reward Funding has completed a £360 million refinancing deal as part...

UK mortgage market braces for impact as business creation hits 8-year low

Mortgage intermediaries across the UK are being urged to prepare for tougher times as...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial ranges

InterBay has revised its complete semi-commercial and commercial product ranges, including the introduction of...

Asset-based lending underused by UK SMEs

A new survey by Time Finance has highlighted that asset-based lending (ABL) remains significantly...

Arc & Co. arranges £59m hotel loan

Arc & Co. has arranged a £59m loan with Atlas Capital Partners for a...

UTB opens Manchester office to strengthen northern lending operations

United Trust Bank (UTB) has opened a new office in Manchester’s Hardman Square, as...

‘Majority’ of commercial properties underinsured

A significant proportion of commercial properties in the UK are underinsured, leaving businesses vulnerable...

Pivot Finance provides £3m bridge for Southampton student accommodation development

Pivot Finance has provided a £3m land bridge facility to support the acquisition of...

All CPSP passes for Brightstar employee cohort

The Brightstar Group has achieved a 100% pass rate for team members undertaking the...

InterBay completes £15m PBSA refinance

InterBay, part of OSB Group, has funded a £15m case to refinance 65 studio...

Belleveue Mortlakes joins BDLA

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors has become the latest associate member of the Bridging &...

Saffron for Intermediaries added to FIBA lender panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its...

Reward Funding creates head of partnerships role

Reward Funding has appointed Adrian Stalley as its first head of partnerships. Stalley (pictured, centre)...

UTB completes £4m commercial bridge refinance for Merchant Land

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a £4 million commercial bridge...

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The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Hope Capital secures £35 million HTB funding line

Hope Capital Property Finance has secured a £35 million wholesale funding line from Hampshire...

Nottingham Building Society backs Instamo broker padel event

Nottingham Building Society has been confirmed as headline sponsor of Instamo's FastAdmin Broker Padel...

Warhol collection helps secure £310k loan for home improvements

A high-net-worth client has secured a £310,000 short-term loan against a collection of Andy...

Brokers urged to strengthen sanctions checks

Mortgage and financial services firms are being urged to review their sanctions controls after...

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