Commercial

HTB launches new ERC Lite and ERC Plus products

Hampshire Trust Bank is launching two new specialist five-year fixed rate residential and semi-commercial...

Quantum Mortgages improves lending criteria

Quantum Mortgages has improved its criteria for lending in Northern Ireland as well as making...

UTB appoints broker development manager for asset finance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has expanded its asset finance sales team with the appointment...

Paragon appoints senior relationship director for development finance 

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has appointed Len Boyd as senior relationship director. Boyd (pictured) has...

Paul Ratcliffe returns to BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Ratcliffe as managing director for its new...

Catalyst sees 2022 lending rise by 17%

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, has announced that it made more loans in 2022 than...

Half of SMEs to invest in sustainability

New data from Time Finance has shown that half of UK SMEs are anticipated...

Lodge Park Homes secures 14th deal with Paragon Bank

Lodge Park Homes has secured a £6.8 million finance package from Paragon Bank’s development...

The Cumberland’s new hospitality lending triples

The Cumberland Building Society has announced that its new lending to the hospitality industry...

Recognise Bank secures £25m investment

SME lender and savings provider Recognise Bank has conditionally raised a further £25 million...

Interest rate uncertainty and cost of living crisis biggest broker concerns

New research from Crystal Specialist Finance has revealed how mortgage brokers view the market...

Paragon Bank appoints development finance relationship director

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has appointed Martin Crossley as relationship director. Crossley (pictured) joins Paragon...

Scottish tyre recycling business secures £370,000 funding deal

Scotland’s first industrial-scale tyre recycling plant aims to increase revenues by 92% over the...

Time Finance and Goodman Corporate Finance deliver £2m facility

Time Finance and Goodman Corporate Finance have worked together to deliver £2 million of...

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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