Commercial

Reward boosts London and South East team

Reward Finance Group has appointed Tom Annetts as its new relationship manager, as it...

Optimum Finance appoints account executive

Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed David Tugwell as an account executive...

Reynold to replace Tyler as FIBA chair

The Financial & Intermediary Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that, from 1 May, Martin...

One Stop Business Finance reaches significant milestone

York-based alternative funding provider, One Stop Business Finance Group, has exceeded £20m for the...

United Trust Bank reveals record pretax profits

United Trust Bank (UTB) increased profit before tax by 35% in 2022 to £60.2m,...

Optimum Finance makes key sales hire

Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed Amir Pournasrollahzadeh to lead its regional...

ASTL and FIBA ready to launch CPSP learning programme

The ASTL and FIBA have confirmed that the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance...

HTB completes £7.5m development exit loan

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided one of the North West’s largest property developers...

Silbury Finance provides £25m Permitted Development loan

Silbury Finance has provided Kingsbridge Capital, a specialist residential developer, with a £24.7 million...

Shawbrook makes BTL and semi-commercial changes

Shawbrook has announced a range of changes across its semi-commercial and specialist buy-to-let products for...

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes new FIBA lender partner

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

Envelop appoints head of sales

Envelop has announced the appointment of Matthew Clarke as head of sales. Clarke (pictured) has worked...

Record profits for Skipton Business Finance

Skipton Business Finance, part of the Skipton Building Society group, has reported a record...

Cynergy Business Finance appoints head of operations

Asset-based lending specialist, Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), has appointed Lorraine Udale as head of...

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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