Commercial

Atom bank reduces commercial mortgage rates

Atom bank has announced reductions in its commercial mortgage rates. Variable rates now start at...

Optimum Finance appoints senior relationship manager

Optimum Finance has appointed Ross Stephenson as a senior relationship manager to drive new...

Aspen Bridging unveils new logo and website

Aspen Bridging has introduced a new logo and a revamped website in order to...

British Business Bank expands Time Finance’s ENABLE funding facility

The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of...

CapitalRise hires business development director 

Prime property finance firm CapitalRise has announced the appointment of business development director Imogen...

HTB to hold second broker Development Finance Masterclass

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is to hold a second Development Finance Masterclass, following the...

Foundation Home Loans launches multiple property products

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new series of products specifically for landlords buying...

Shawbrook to provide dedicated expert support for loans over £5m

Shawbrook is boosting its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more...

Atom TBDM trio gain CertCFB qualification

Atom bank has announced all three of its telephone business development managers (TBDMs) have...

Bibby Financial Services bolsters sales team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the addition of two sales professionals to its...

SME appetite for external funding on the rise

62% of brokers with SME clients have seen an increase in appetite for external...

CapitalRise announces 50% funding facility increase

CapitalRise has revealed a further expansion of its funding capacity. The firm has secured...

CSF offers semi-exclusive InterBay commercial mortgages

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has launched a new range of semi-exclusive mortgages for landlords...

Political uncertainty and interest rates affecting SME investment plans

Interest rates and political uncertainty are holding back many businesses from investing in the...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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