Commercial

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...

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...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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