Commercial

Time Finance accredited under latest Recovery Loan Scheme

Time Finance has become an accredited lender under the government’s latest iteration of the...

Crystal Specialist Finance unveils new website

Specialist finance distributor, Crystal Specialist Finance, has launched a new website which focuses on...

Enra merges Vantage and Enterprise

Enra Specialist Finance has launched a new specialist finance broker, Aria Finance, by merging...

Alternative Bridging appoints BDM from within

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Taylor Osunsedo to the position of business development manager...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance hires London portfolio and structuring director

Secure Trust Bank has expanded its commercial finance arm, with the appointment of Stuart...

Allica Bank reaches profitability

SME fintech lender Allica has said that it reached profitability in close to record...

Reward provides over £5m in Midland funding

Reward Finance Group has provided £5.2m of funding to SMEs in the first year...

Brickflow launches broker loan sourcing & packaging platform

Development finance comparison site, Brickflow, is inviting selected mortgage brokers to trial the Beta...

Redwood Bank unveils fixed rate mortgages

A specialist business bank has launched its first fixed rate mortgages to provide its...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance increases loan balances by almost 15%

The commercial finance arm of listed specialist bank, Secure Trust Bank, reported that lending...

British Business Bank expands Start Up Loans scheme

The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has been expanded. It now includes...

Alternative Bridging Corporation expands office space

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its office by more than 50% to accommodate its...

British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Build guarantee with HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has secured an ENABLE Build guarantee via the British Business...

Hope Capital unveils new collection and cuts fixed rates

Hope Capital has streamlined its proposition with the aim of providing a more affordable, flexible...

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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