Commercial

Catalyst appoints non-executive director

Specialist property lender, Catalyst, has appointed Darren Frias-Robles as a new non-executive director (NED). Frias-Robles...

First 4 Bridging rebrands to Envelop

Packager First 4 Bridging (F4B) and the F4B Network have revealed a full rebranding...

Together posts pre-tax profit of £162.7m

Together Financial Services Limited has announced its results for the year ended 30 June...

£200,000 cash injection helps construction social enterprise

A home counties-based social enterprise, which provides training and employment opportunities for young people...

Assetz Capital provides commercial mortgage in Swansea

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has completed another project in South Wales, an area...

Alternative Bridging secures additional funding line

Alternative Bridging Corporation has secured a new dedicated residential development funding line from its...

Sancus completes £13.9m development loan

Sancus has recently completed a £13.9m loan to support a housing development in Wisbech,...

Allica targets £500m of loan offers from now until year-end

Allica Bank is aiming to make £500 million in committed loan offers between September...

VAS Panel completes over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank

VAS Panel has completed over £1bn worth of valuations for Allica Bank in 16...

One Stop Invoice Finance appoints operations and risk director

East Yorkshire-based SME funding specialist, One Stop invoice finance, has announced the appointment of...

Atom bank accredited to new Recovery Loan Scheme iteration

Atom bank has been accredited to the latest iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme...

Shawbrook appoints South and Central BDM

Shawbrook has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Craig Smith as...

Assetz Capital funds guest house redevelopment

Assetz Capital has provided a £607k development loan to Higher End Ltd to develop...

Saxon Trust unveils cashback offer

Saxon Trust is offering borrowers an exclusive on its development exit product range. For every...

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...

Latest news

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...

PROFILES