Commercial

Aldermore provides £7.1m development loan

Aldermore has provided a £7.14m property development loan to Hollins Homes Limited, a well...

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...

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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