Commercial

Shawbrook: landlords could bring new life to high streets

19% of landlords are considering diversifying into commercial property, according to recent research from...

Time Finance expands relationship management team

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Luke Froude as a relationship manager in...

Hampshire Trust Bank hires new development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Alan Coleman as lending director...

Understanding homeowner business loans

One of the main challenges of setting up or running a new business is...

Norton Broker Services unveils partnership with new short-term lender

Norton Broker Services has been appointed to the panel of StreamBank, assisting the new...

Allica Bank hires asset finance BDM for Scotland

Allica Bank has appointed Emma Lindsay as business development manager (BDM) for asset finance...

Inaugural development finance masterclass hailed a success by HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) held its first Development Finance Masterclass event for brokers on...

Paragon Bank provides Newett Homes with £5.45m revolving loan facility

Yorkshire-based housebuilder Newett Homes has secured a £5.45 million revolving loan facility from Paragon...

Reward raises £32k for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide

A year-long fundraising programme across Reward Finance Group’s offices has raised £32,000 for its...

HTB appoints new development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Jessica Winstone-Adair as lending director...

Reverse takeover planned for Redwood Bank

Redwood Bank’s parent company, Redwood Financial Partners Ltd (RFPL) has signed Heads of Terms...

Shawbrook makes improvements to commercial mortgage offering

Shawbrook has made major changes to its core commercial mortgage proposition. The specialist lender has...

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...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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