Commercial

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...

Octopus Real Estate added to Twenty7Tec’s SOURCE

Twenty7Tec has announced that Octopus Real Estate has added its mortgage product range to...

Rising cost of living behind second charge interest

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to...

VAS Audit launches personalised AVMs

VAS Audit has launched Valuation Desktop+ for lenders who require the speed and flexibility...

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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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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