Semi-commercial

Commercial brokers look ahead with measured confidence, survey suggests

Commercial finance brokers are largely upbeat about their prospects over the next 12 months,...

Landlord profits climb as rental yields reach 10-year high

UK landlords are closing out the year with their strongest profitability since 2019, supported...

Sirius completes £18.4m portfolio refinance in Greater Manchester

Sirius Finance has completed an £18.4m refinance of a mixed-use property portfolio across Greater...

HTB finalises £6m refinance on complex London portfolio

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £6 million refinance for an experienced landlord...

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...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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