Commercial

Suros Capital funds private school fee VAT liability

Suros Capital has helped parents fund the VAT that the government has added to...

Black & White Bridging supports St Helens’ tyre garage growth

Black & White Bridging has helped Stone Tyres fulfil its expansion plans with a...

Time Finance expands asset finance team

Time Finance has appointed Sophie Aitken as a broker manager in its asset finance...

Catalyst reduces property finance rates

Catalyst Property Finance has lowered rates across its property finance range, including lower-cost loans...

Atom bank slashes variable and fixed commercial rates

Atom bank has reduced the rates on its commercial mortgage range by up to...

Reward for hitting lending milestone

Reward Funding's loan book has broken through the £300m barrier for the first time...

InterBay provides £54.5m refinance on ESG-accredited offices

InterBay has completed a commercial refinance totalling £54.5m in two locations in central London. The...

Atom bank provides £640k commercial mortgage to first-time buyer

Atom bank has completed a £640,000 commercial mortgage for a care home provider overlooked...

Mortimer Street Capital completes £27.5m commercial refinance

Mortimer Street Capital (MSC) has completed its largest deal to date since launching in...

UTB to expand asset finance offering in Scotland

United Trust Bank (UTB) Asset Finance plans to expand its activities in Scotland and...

Pluto Finance provides £25m senior development loan

Pluto Finance has completed a £25 million senior development finance loan for a commercial...

Time Finance recruits regional sales manager

Time Finance has appointed Andrew Maude to the post of regional sales manager within...

United Trust Bank unveils new brand identity

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced its new brand identity, based on the belief...

Time Finance appoints new head of credit

Time Finance has recruited Matt Heap as the new head of credit within its...

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,...

Latest news

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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