Commercial

Time Finance appoints head of business improvement

Time Finance has appointed Fozia Riaz as its head of business improvement. The role is...

UTB backs £34m apartment conversion scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting Westcombe Group’s £34m Kingston Bridge House apartment conversion...

“Best year yet” for Atom bank

Atom bank has announced its strongest financial results so far in its history, with...

HTB bolsters development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Tim Mycock as lending director for London and...

Shawbrook to acquire high-end motor finance provider

Shawbrook Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire JBR Auto Holdings Limited, a...

Assetz Capital launches large cash advance for developers

Assetz Capital has unveiled an improvement to its development lending proposition, offering stronger initial...

Zenzic Capital funds £17m for development finance projects

Zenzic Capital has completed over £17 million of development finance to fund the construction...

Brickflow partners with Together

Brickflow, a marketplace for commercial property finance, has announced a key partnership with Together,...

Colenko launches free valuations and legals promotion

Colenko has launched its Euro Fever promotion, which includes a Euro-themed perk for brokers. The...

Civil Rail Solutions secures £3m BFS funding

Civil Rail Solutions Limited (CRS), a labour supplier for the rail and construction industries,...

Atom bank completes commercial deal in 37 days

Atom bank recently completed a commercial mortgage within 37 working days. MHC Property Limited, an...

Time Finance bolsters business development team

Time Finance has welcomed Donna Lambert as a business development manager (BDM) in its...

Shawbrook unveils three development finance hires

Shawbrook has bolstered its development finance team with three new appointments. The lender has appointed...

JMT Finance completes rapid exit facility

JMT Finance, the commercial property lender, has completed an exit facility for a project...

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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