Commercial

MFS to pilot commercial & semi-commercial buy-to-let deals

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has launched a pilot for a new range of semi-commercial...

Allica Bank supports care home operator’s growth plans

A commercial mortgage from Allica Bank has enabled Ashley Care Group to purchase the...

Time Finance appoints relationship executive

Time Finance has welcomed Karen Blanchard to its invoice finance team as a relationship...

Suros Capital reports major rise in business enquiries

Suros Capital has reported a 40% rise in enquiries this year about business purposes...

Growth opportunities for Scottish hospitality sector

Opportunities in the hospitality sector in Scotland still remain for businesses to expand and...

Optimum Finance provides facility to Chinese pancake business

Ming Foods, a food production business that has made around two billion Chinese pancakes...

Reward Finance Group secures increased funding facility

Reward Finance Group has secured an additional £50m to its credit line from the...

Homeworking still driving property development decisions

New research from Shawbrook has found that homeworking is continuing to drive development decisions...

Assetz Capital supports Bradford PBSA development

Assetz Capital is providing a development facility to deliver a 169-unit PBSA scheme in...

Paragon backs Arundel Gate new build development

Arundel Gate Finance has secured £30m of funding from Paragon Bank, including a £12...

Investec provides £80m development loan for Suffolk distribution centre

Investec Real Estate has provided Norton Group with an £80 million financing package to...

Allica Bank funds nursery & pre-school in Luton

Allica Bank has provided a £450,000 commercial mortgage to enable Kinder City nursery &...

Atom bank provides £1m commercial loan to classic car restoration specialist

Atom bank has provided a £1m commercial loan for Hampshire-based classic cars restoration and...

Banks “appear to be retreating” from lending to SMEs

43% of UK SMEs say their need for external finance has increased compared to...

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...

Latest news

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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