Commercial

United Trust Bank holds first ‘Exchange’ Broker Forum

United Trust Bank (UTB) held its first ‘Exchange’ Broker Forum (Exchange) last month to...

Channel Capital Advisors appoints chief commercial officer

Ion Fratiloiu has joined Channel Capital Advisors as its new chief commercial officer. Fratiloiu...

One Stop Business Finance appoints six BDMs

Alternative lender, One Stop Business Finance, has doubled its team with six new business...

Black Book Finance hires real estate specialist

Hiren Depala has joined Black Book Finance as a real estate specialist. Depala (pictured) has...

Hodge makes three commercial appointments

Hodge has added three new managers to its commercial lending team. Andy Buss...

Go Commercial Finance appoints asset finance head

Independent commercial finance advisers, Go Commercial Finance, has appointed Leighton Davies as its new...

Impact Lending secures £75m facility

Impact Lending has secured a debt facility of up to £75m from Foresight Group,...

Ultimate Finance recruits new regional director

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has announced the appointment of Alice Williams as a...

Time Finance appoints broker manager

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Lauren Sharples as broker manager in its...

A third of SMEs expect to fold without further funding

33% of UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) say their survival is dependent on...

Kuflink simplifies valuation process

Kuflink has further enhanced its criteria with the introduction of self-instructed AVMs via Hometrack...

Allica Bank completes AIB customer migration

Allica Bank has successfully migrated the acquired customers from AIB’s GB SME lending portfolio...

MSB Solicitors announces promotions

North West-based full-service law firm, MSB Solicitors, has announced the promotion of four employees...

Musical accessories firm secures £250k funding

A Scottish designer and manufacturer of musical accessories has agreed a £250,000 funding deal...

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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