Commercial

Aldermore provides £16.5m development finance loan

Aldermore has provided a £16.5m development finance loan to Citu for the next phase...

New invoice finance firm appoints MD

One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has launched a new invoice financing company. The East Yorkshire-based...

Allica Bank reduces commercial mortgage rates

Allica Bank wants to take on the high-street banks on rate as well as...

UTB appoints business development director

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Adam Ware as a business development director in...

Leadership team changes in Paragon’s development finance business

Paragon Bank’s development finance business has announced changes to its leadership team, taking effect...

Optimum Finance signs up to SME Finance Charter

Optimum Finance has signed the UK government’s SME Finance Charter, to show its commitment...

Assetz Capital hires relationship director

Assetz Capital has added to its origination team with the appointment of John McDonnell...

Sirius Property Finance offers new development exit product

Sirius Property Finance has launched a new funding line that is uniquely focused on...

Hodge appoints commercial lending senior BDM

Hodge has appointed Stuart Benge as its senior business development manager (BDM) for commercial...

Folk2Folk appoints COO

Folk2Folk, the UK-wide marketplace lender for regional SMEs, has appointed Gary Leitch as its...

Sirius Property Finance appoints senior associate

Sirius Property Finance has announced the recruitment of Ashley Elkin as senior associate. Elkin (pictured) has...

Majority of SMEs preparing for recession

New data from Time Finance has revealed the scale of impact on UK SMEs...

Fiduciam provides £3.62m hybrid development loan

Fiduciam, the bridging and development lender, has provided a £3.62 million loan to assist...

Together lends £300m in one month

Specialist lender Together has broken its all-time lending record for the second month in...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

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