Commercial

Hope Capital simplifies product proposition

Short-term lender, Hope Capital, has streamlined its proposition to make it easier for brokers...

Somo becomes NACFB patron

Somo Bridging has become a patron lender of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

Envelop reports longer-term specialist business uplift from rebrand

Envelop has reported a "substantial" uplift in the amount of longer-term specialist business written...

Sarah Dix joins HTB as development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Sarah Dix as lending director within...

MBE London lineup and seminar programme revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the complete line-up of speakers and panellists for...

Paragon Bank provides £9.6m for new Buckinghamshire development

Lodge Park has secured a £9.6 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance...

Time Finance appoints relationship manager

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Mike Cavanagh as relationship manager in its...

Hampshire Trust Bank finances £800k semi-commercial bridge

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has facilitated a £800k semi-commercial bridging loan which allows the...

Reward makes strategy and programme director appointment

Reward Finance Group has appointed Sharon Ellis as its strategy and programme director. ...

Atom bank expands care homes criteria

Atom bank has enhanced its care home product to accept applications from first time...

Roma Finance bolsters underwriting team

Roma Finance has expanded its underwriting team following continuing demand for its bridging and...

Aspen completes three 80% LTV cases in a week

Short-term lender Aspen has completed three 80% LTV deals in seven days for a...

Business finance broker celebrates record annual growth

Millbrook Business Finance, a broker in the business finance market, is celebrating its third...

Plant hire specialist expands with Paragon backing

Kent-based Keaveney Plant Hire has added a new Suction Excavator to its fleet, following...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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South drives first annual asking house price fall since 2024

Asking prices for homes in Great Britain have slipped into annual decline for the...

Rents fall as inflationary pressures mount

Tenants are beginning to feel some respite as rents across Great Britain fall at...

Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation proves sticky

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 4% this week...

Mortgage pros stride for mental health on Thames Bridges Trek

Mortgage industry pros from Crystal Specialist Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Movin Legal, MT Finance, United...