Commercial

Aldermore funds expansion for polyurethane manufacturer

Aldermore has provided a property loan to Polyglobal Ltd for the acquisition of another...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds MFS to lender panel

Members of Legal & General Mortgage Club now have access to Market Financial Solutions’...

Independent Growth Finance appoints CEO

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced that John Onslow is stepping down as CEO...

Paragon funds £9.5m East Lothian housing project

Ambassador Living has secured a £9.5 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance...

UTB completes complex £22m refinance and capital raise

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a refinance and capital raise...

Property developers utilising AI to improve operations

An increasing number of developers are turning to new technologies – including artificial intelligence...

Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Greg Dunne has been appointed relationship director in Paragon Bank’s development finance division. Dunne (pictured)...

Atom bank partners with Assetz Capital

Assetz Capital is to become a key introducer of commercial mortgage loan applications to...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. Crystal...

HTB improves specialist buy-to-let, holiday let and semi-commercial criteria

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made changes to its criteria for specialist buy-to-let, mortgage...

MCR Property Group secures £48m refinance

MCR Property Group, a real estate investment and development company, has secured a £48...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

More SMEs looking for sustainability funding

An increasing number of businesses are looking for funding to invest in improving their...

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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