Commercial

Paragon provides £22.6m development finance for student scheme

Student accommodation provider Study Inn Group has secured a £22.6 million finance facility from...

SPF and LendInvest complete £14m of development funding

SPF Private Clients and LendInvest have partnered across three deals in a week, worth...

Shawbrook creates bridging & seconds team amid restructure

Shawbrook is implementing a new structure designed to deliver an improved service proposition. Emma Cox...

Aldermore appoints asset finance BDM

Aldermore bank has appointed James Harrowsmith as business development manager in its asset finance...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team

Time Finance has announced an addition to its invoice finance team as David Nurcombe...

91% of SMEs still have cash reserves

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 39% of SMEs plan on...

Suros Capital partners with Funding Bay

'Luxury asset' lender Suros Capital has announced its latest partnership with SME finance specialist,...

Assetz Capital appoints business development director

Assetz Capital has announced the appointment of Jason Way as business development director. Based in...

OSB Group to merge sales teams

OSB Group has revealed plans for a new sales team structure which it claims...

Catalyst launches development finance to 95% LTC

Catalyst has moved into the development finance market with a new stretch senior product. Offering...

Aldermore unveils ‘Ground Rents Finance’ offering

Aldermore has introduced a new Ground Rents Finance proposition, aimed at experienced owners or...

Atom bank reduces secured business loan rates

Atom bank has cut rates across its secured business loan range by up to...

Recognise Bank helps fund dementia care village

Recognise Bank has partnered with the Central and Regional Estates (CARE) Healthcare Team to...

Sancus launches new refurb product

Sancus has launched a new refurbishment product aimed at UK brokers and their clients...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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