Commercial

UK SMEs optimistic for the year ahead

57% of UK SMEs have a positive financial outlook for 2022, according to Legal and...

Bridging lender appoints two new BDMs

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added two new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales...

Restaurant deal saved by watch collection

Suros Capital has advanced £53,200 to a restauranteur against a collection of Rolex, Hublot...

Tuscan Capital unveils commercial bridging proposition

Tuscan Capital has entered the commercial lending market with the launch of its first-ever...

Funding 365 funds £3.2m Finish & Exit facility

Funding 365 has delivered a £3.2 million 75% LTV finish and exit loan at a rate...

United Trust Bank appoints specialist BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Alex Cooper as specialist motor finance - lead...

OSB Group revamps intermediary leadership

OSB Group has announced two senior intermediary leadership appointments. Adrian Moloney (pictured) has...

Impact Specialist Finance exclusives now on MortgageBrain

All of Impact Specialist Finance's exclusive and semi-exclusive products can now be sourced on...

Positive Commercial Finance provides new funder’s deals

Positive Commercial Finance has secured an exclusive bridging finance product and a semi-exclusive development...

Time Finance appointee to drive Wales growth

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Freebury as head of sales in...

JMT criteria now on Knowledge Bank

JMT Finance Ltd (JMT), the commercial property finance lender, has added its criteria to...

Allica Bank first non-CBILS Lender to join RLS

Challenger bank Allica has been accredited for the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), becoming the...

SMEs to spend £35k on improving productivity in 2022

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance reveals that SMEs, on average, are preparing to...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance funds ODM specialist

East Midlands-based Original Design Manufacture (ODM) specialist, Fabriweld, has been backed by Secure Trust...

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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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Nationwide completes first live digital mortgage deeds with Veyco technology

Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to complete live mortgage transactions...

CIExpert adds Royal London to income protection insight zone

Royal London has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone,...

First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

FTBs handed boost as high-LTV mortgage choice hits record

First-time buyers and borrowers with small deposits are entering 2026 with more mortgage choice...

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