Semi-commercial

Shawbrook widens commercial trading offering with launch of large loan products

Shawbrook has broadened its commercial trading proposition with the introduction of a new large...

Digital overhaul spices up specialist lending for Paragon Bank

Paragon Banking Group has reported another year of resilient profit growth, increased shareholder returns...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

HTB backs £4m refinance for London landlord

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £4m semi-commercial refinance for an experienced landlord in...

Market Financial Solutions cuts commercial and semi-commercial rates and upgrades Fusion Premier

Market Financial Solutions has reduced rates across its commercial and semi-commercial buy-to-let mortgage ranges...

Funding 365 and SPF Arrange £3.2m bridging for Belgravia properties

Funding 365 has completed a 0.72% per month semi-commercial bridging loan and a 0.79%...

Together widens semi-commercial lending criteria

Specialist lender Together has revised its definition of semi-commercial property, widening eligibility to support...

HTB supports overseas landlord with £1.2m semi-commercial loan

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial facility for an Australian...

LHV Bank strengthens team with trio of promotions

LHV Bank has promoted three senior team members across its SME lending and operations...

HTB promotes Kiely to head of sales role in specialist and bridging divisions

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Danny Kiely to the newly created position of...

Masthaven reduces bridging rates and widens product scope

Masthaven Finance has announced sweeping rate cuts across its bridging range, alongside product changes...

Connect for Intermediaries add StreamBank to panel

Connect has added StreamBank to its lending panel and giving its appointed representatives access...

Assetz Capital strengthens London and South East focus

Hans Laud-Anderson has joined Assetz Capital as its London and South East relationship director. With...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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