Commercial

Saxon Trust completes £2.5m development loan

Saxon Trust has recently completed a £2.52 million ground up development loan secured on...

UTB launches block discounting service

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the launch of its block discounting service which...

Paragon expands Green Homes Initiative fund to £300m

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has expanded its Green Homes Initiative by an extra...

Time Finance expands business development team

Time Finance has welcomed Dan Murphy as business development manager in its invoice finance...

CSF sees record growth in first three months of 2024

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has recorded its best start to a year as it...

Quantum Mortgages welcomes L&C Mortgages to panel

Quantum Mortgages, the specialist buy-to-let lender, has announced the addition of L&C Mortgages to...

CrowdProperty introduces “instant” DIPs

Platform-based property development finance provider, CrowdProperty, has launch "instant" Decisions in Principle (iDIP). With CrowdProperty’s...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has welcomed Jason Poxon as business development manager in its invoice finance...

HTB revamps property division leadership teams

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two senior appointments within its property division. Alex Upton...

Improving commercial mortgage accessibility

The expertise and support required by a variety of borrowers has amplified over the...

Time Finance appoints head of marketing

Time Finance has appointed Caroline McDonald as the new head of marketing to support...

GetGround Commercial Finance joins Fiducia Commercial Network

GetGround Commercial Finance has joined Fiducia Commercial Network as an Appointed Representative (AR). ...

Pluto Finance closes £60m loan for Watford development

Pluto Finance has announced the successful closing of a residential development loan to support...

FIBA adds SWIG Finance to panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that SWIG Finance is the...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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