Semi-commercial

SDKA raises semi-commercial LTV to 75%

Bridging lender SDKA has increased its maximum loan-to-value for semi-commercial properties to 75%, responding...

Allica Bank relaxes commercial affordability rules

Allica Bank has announced a wide-ranging package of changes to its commercial mortgage and...

Masthaven streamlines bridging range

Masthaven Finance has announced a sweeping overhaul of its unregulated bridging loan proposition, including...

OMS and Monument Technology join forces to deliver integrated lending platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Monument Technology in a move designed to...

YBS Commercial drops rates and adds 55% LTV buy-to-let deals

YBS Commercial Mortgages has unveiled a series of rate cuts and new product launches...

LHV Bank reports 30% loan book growth following Q1 SME lending boost

LHV Bank has reported a marked acceleration in its UK lending activity, with its...

London Credit completes £800k bridging loan on complex semi-commercial deal

Specialist lender London Credit has delivered an £800,000 bridging loan on a semi-commercial property...

London Credit ups semi-commercial LTV

London Credit has announced a five percentage point rise in the maximum loan to...

Filling the commercial and semi-commercial advice gap

Despite the turbulence in the residential market caused by rising interest rates and affordability...

InterBay revamps commercial and semi-commercial ranges

InterBay has revised its complete semi-commercial and commercial product ranges, including the introduction of...

Semi-commercial application assisted by manual underwriting

Redwood Bank has helped a landlord looking to remortgage his property to repay an...

London Credit to cut rates this week

Short-term lender, London Credit, is to introduce new product rates on Friday, 8 November. It...

TFC Homeloans becomes All Money Matters

TFC Homeloans has announced that it has rebranded to become All Money Matters. The...

InterBay completes £42.5m portfolio refinance

InterBay has provided financing on a complex refinance deal totalling £42.5m, comprising of 94...

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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