Commercial

What exactly is development finance?

On the surface, the term ‘development finance’ might seem a straightforward one. Even those...

UTB makes Midlands property development appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made two new appointments to its property development originations team...

CapitalRise funds £8.5m Westworth Estate purchase

Prime property specialist finance company CapitalRise has provided funds for an £8.5m loan, to...

UTB funds Nacropolis off-market acquisition

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £3.76m sales period facility...

HTB appoints development finance lending director

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Barney Iles as lending director within its development...

Sancus completes £10.95m development loan

Sancus Lending Group has completed a £10.95m loan to support Bowsfield, an All Saints...

MCR Property Group & London Wall announce new charity partnership

London Wall Lending has announced its charitable partnership with MCR Property Group which includes...

Paragon Development Finance appoints relationship manager

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has made a series of promotions, including that of...

VAS Assurance reaches £200m milestone

VAS Assurance’s Valuation Desktop+ has hit two key milestones in completing over £200m worth...

United Trust Bank makes director-level intermediary appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Piragash Sivanesan as director - intermediaries, property finance...

Cynergy Business Finance provides £150m of funding in first year

Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Cynergy Bank, has surpassed...

Two in every five SMEs fear insolvencies or mass redundancies

41% of established small and medium businesses (those with between 10 and 100 employees)...

Reward Finance funds Caernarfon events theatre growth

A £435,000 cash injection provided by Reward Finance Group will help an entertainment and...

Silbury Finance provides £22m facility for Hove residential development

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £22 million senior...

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...

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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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