Commercial

Rising inflation is biggest challenge facing SMEs

High inflation is the number one biggest challenge facing small and medium sized businesses...

HTB increases maximum development finance loan size

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made changes to its development finance proposition offering by...

PPF funds £52m GDV sustainable office development

Puma Property Finance (PPF) has provided over £30m of acquisition and future development funding...

Hampshire Trust Bank increases maximum BTL loan size

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has enhanced its specialist buy-to-let offering, which includes Limited Company,...

Paragon completes on 14th Piper Homes deal

Midlands-based property developer, Piper Homes, has secured a £5.8 million funding package from Paragon...

Silbury Finance provides £100m funding for residential developments

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has completed two senior development facilities,...

Questions to open up commercial opportunities

One of the most critical challenges that brokers consistently face is ensuring that enough...

Hodge unveils new commercial finance options

Hodge has launched two new commercial finance options, an Acquisition Bridge and a Sales...

Aldermore provides £6.4m commercial mortgage for shopping centre

Aldermore has provided Saxon Square Christchurch with a £6.4m commercial mortgage, refinancing its key...

Sirius Property Finance given mental health award

Sirius Property Finance has been presented with an award from mental health charity SANE...

Allica Bank appoints head of growth finance

Allica Bank has appointed Ian Flaxman to the newly created role of head of...

Investec makes £13.5 million Clapham South development loan

Investec Real Estate has provided Landhold Developments with a £13.5 million senior facility, to...

Redwood Bank posts pre-tax profit

Redwood Bank recorded a pre-tax operating profit of £2.2 million in the year to...

Why brokers value flexible buy-to-let lenders

Despite the many challenges landlords face, the truth is that the rental market remains...

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...

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