Commercial

Assetz Capital reappoints relationship director in Scottish team

Assetz Capital has reappointed Geoff O’Brien as relationship director, based in Scotland. O’Brien (pictured, left)...

Together completes commercial real estate MBS pricing

Together Financial Services has announced the successful pricing of its fourth public small balance...

Funding 365 secures new £200m funding line

Funding 365 has completed an additional £200 million+ funding line with a global investment...

Short-term asset lender reveals 3% commission offer

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, is offering brokers 3% commission on loans secured against...

Former Spring CEO launches new short-term lender

Gavin Diamond has announced the launch of a new specialist short-term lender, Inspired Lending. The...

New managing director for Sirius Finance

William Lloyd-Hayward has been appointed as managing director of Sirius Finance. This follows the news...

United Trust Bank and Iron Bridge Finance back £15m redevelopment

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Iron Bridge Finance are jointly supporting the redevelopment of...

West One Loans completes its largest ever development finance transaction

West One Loans has completed on a £31.2 million development finance facility, the largest...

Allica Bank offers asset finance discount for electric vehicle switch

Allica Bank has launched a new £10m fund to support businesses with the purchase...

SMEs showing increased appetite for external funding

Atom bank’s ‘SME Pulse’ survey for Q3 2023 has revealed that over half (54%)...

Paragon adds Build-to-Rent to development finance offering

Paragon Bank’s development finance division will now provide finance of up to £35 million...

Investec provides £12m loan for modular PBSA development

Investec Real Estate has provided Stelling Properties Group with an £11.85 million loan to...

Cash flow is the leading challenge for SME business owners

Millbrook Business Finance has published the results of its latest survey of SME business...

Rising costs causing SMEs to lose productivity

SMEs are sacrificing growth opportunities as they deal with escalating costs and underwhelming productivity....

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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