Semi-commercial

Tuscan Capital provides £3.7m holiday let dev exit loan

Tuscan Capital has completed a £3.7 million development exit loan facility for a holiday...

Hope Capital offers 80% LTV on medium & heavy refurbishment

Hope Capital has revamped its residential refurbishment offering by now providing up to 80%...

HTB partners with Finova Payment and Mortgage Services

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has partnered with specialist lender Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB). HTB...

MT Finance expands buy-to-let availability to all brokers

MT Finance has now extended availability of its buy-to-let product across the market, having...

Shawbrook makes BTL and semi-commercial changes

Shawbrook has announced a range of changes across its semi-commercial and specialist buy-to-let products for...

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes new FIBA lender partner

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

Hope Capital introduces two new products

Hope Capital has launched two new products: Bridge 2 Let and Term 2 Rent. The...

Hampshire Trust Bank reduces 5-year BTL fixed rates

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made major changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage offering,...

InterBay expands legal panel

InterBay, part of lending OSB Group, has expanded its legal panel to help speed...

Hodge launches mixed use product

Hodge has introduced a new mixed use finance product to support experienced commercial investors wanting...

Funding 365 launches auction valuation fee rebate pledge

Funding 365 has pledged to rebate property valuation fees to increase cash flow for...

InterBay partners with VAS Panel

InterBay, part of specialist lender OSB Group, has partnered with VAS Panel to help...

HTB launches new ERC Lite and ERC Plus products

Hampshire Trust Bank is launching two new specialist five-year fixed rate residential and semi-commercial...

Quantum Mortgages improves lending criteria

Quantum Mortgages has improved its criteria for lending in Northern Ireland as well as making...

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Property transactions are slower than ever – why?

While much of the financial services sector is becoming faster and more automated, the property industry appears to be falling behind. According to a story...

Beyond the payslip: the importance of rethinking borrower profiles

In our market, the term ‘non-standard borrower is often used to describe applicants whose financial profiles don’t conform to traditional expectations - freelancers, the...

Non dom changes create £401 million stamp duty black hole

It’s exactly nine years since 52% of the country voted to leave the EU. The decision was driven by a range of factors including...

FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

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Ultimate Finance revamps brand identity

Asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has unveiled a refreshed brand identity, aligning its visual representation...

Leek BS strengthens support for limited company landlords

Leek Building Society has expanded its limited company buy-to-let mortgage proposition, introducing a series...

Sancus secures extended Pollen Street facility

Sancus Lending Group has secured a significant expansion of its funding capacity following the...

MAB bolsters board with two new non-executive directors

Mortgage Advice Bureau has made a series of boardroom changes, with two high-profile non-executive...