Commercial

OSB Group promotions to focus on bridging and commercial demand

OSB Group has announced promotions within its sales teams to "strengthen its expertise and...

UTB and Iron Bridge Finance partner over £10m development

United Trust Bank (UTB) Property Development has worked with Iron Bridge Finance to fund...

Pivot hires head of credit

Pivot has appointed Chris King as head of credit. King (pictured) has worked in banking...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints managing director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Secure...

Pivotal Growth snaps up Watts Commercial Finance for undisclosed sum

Pivotal Growth, the joint venture between LSL Property Services and Pollen Street Capital, has...

Atom bank provides £6m to refinance hotel

Atom bank has completed a large commercial mortgage refinance for a chain of hotels...

NACFB appoints broker pair as NEDs

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has appointed two broker members to...

Reward Funding provides £315k boost to NE developers

A pair of entrepreneurs are launching a new property development business following £315,000 finance...

HTB finances £3.93m pre-let commercial development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has funded a £3.93 million development finance loan to finance...

Allica Bank reaches lending and deposit milestones

Allica Bank has passed £3 billion in lending and £4 billion in deposits. The SME...

Atom bank completes fourth case with care home provider

Atom bank has continued its relationship with an existing care home provider customer, delivering...

Sirius Finance provides £8m revolving credit facility

Sirius Finance has completed an £8m revolving credit facility to fund the refinancing of...

Fiducia Commercial Network appoints Chambers

Fiducia Commercial Network has appointed Norman Chambers as its new executive relationship director. Chambers (pictured)...

Private equity firm takes minority stake in United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has revealed that an agreement has been reached between its...

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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