Commercial

Almost all SMEs set to borrow in 2023

Demand from SMEs for lending is set to increase in the next 12 months,...

Grenville Turner becomes chairman of Silbury Finance

Silbury Finance, the development lender backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has appointed Grenville Turner...

Aspen Bridging completes 30 deals totalling £30m

Aspen Bridging has completed £30m of lending across 30 deals in the last two...

Optimum Finance secures new funding capability

Invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has increased its funding capability by 25% following a...

Castle Trust revamps bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has revamped its bridging range, introducing a number of new changes...

New brokerage to focus on bridging and commercial business

Nick Simmons is launching a new mortgage brokerage, The Finance Company, alongside Magnus Duke...

Vast Commercial Finance secures first DIP through Brickflow

Brickflow has reported that Vast Commercial Finance is the first mortgage broker to use...

One Stop Business Finance provides £2.2m development loan

The construction of seven high-quality modular detached homes by the developer, Spacecom Limited, will...

Reward Finance funds Bury company’s growth ambitions

A Bury-based ecommerce business has been helped in its attempts to expand globally, after...

Spiralling costs stalling UK businesses’ investment plans

Hundreds of UK businesses have slashed millions from their investment plans amid turbulence in...

Bathgate celebrates own-book lending milestone

Bathgate Business Finance wrote £1m in new business in October 2022 from its own...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Jake Smedley as business development manager (BDM)...

UTB appoints head of block & wholesale funding

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the appointment of Julian Mellors as head of block...

Atom bank improves commercial mortgage criteria

Atom bank has revamped its serviceability criteria for both variable and fixed rate commercial...
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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...

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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...
Building Societies

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,...
News

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...
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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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