Commercial

Atelier ups maximum loan size

Atelier has increased the maximum size of loan it can offer to professional property...

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...

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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