Commercial

Bibby Financial Services appoints BDM for Wales

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Helena Warne as its business development manager for...

Business acquisitions hampered by funding issues

One-third of commercial finance brokers recently surveyed are finding it hard to source lenders...

Main sources of stress and anxiety for SME owners revealed

99% of small to medium-sized business owners have elements of their business that affect...

Budget stalling SME’s borrowing plans

Atom bank has found that SMEs' appetite for external funding is slowing down due...

Assetz Capital creates new leadership team

Assetz Capital has appointed four senior executives to its board. The board-level appointments will further...

Paragon Bank backs Essex development with £25m funding

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £25m revolving facility to refinance the...

Alternative Bridging Corporation secures new warehouse line

Alternative Bridging Corporation (ABC) has agreed a new funding relationship of up to £200m...

Time Finance agrees increased NatWest funding facility

Time Finance has renewed and expanded its Back-to-Back invoice finance funding with NatWest, increasing...

Aspen provides £6.95m dev loan in five days

Aspen has completed a £6.95m light development loan at 75% LTV in five days...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance relationship manager

Time Finance has appointed Ann Geater as a relationship manager within its invoice finance...

Aldermore provides £13.1m loan for Dundee PBSA build

Aldermore Bank has provided a £13.1m loan for the development of a new build...

Sirius Finance hires pair of senior associates

Sirius Finance has announced the recruitment of two new senior associates. Richard Crook has joined...

LHV Bank completes key refinancing deals

LHV Bank has facilitated two major refinancing deals introduced by Graham Chaston, managing director...

TFC Homeloans becomes All Money Matters

TFC Homeloans has announced that it has rebranded to become All Money Matters. The...

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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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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