Key updates and insights to support your business

Shawbrook Bank has announced a reduction in rates across its Commercial Investment offering, with rates now starting from 5.19%.

The specialist lender has completed a refinance and capital raise within two working days of the offer being made.

Shawbrook Bank were approached by broker partner Trafalgar Square Financial Planning consultants in 2020, on behalf of an experienced client who was seeking a buy-to-let loan for their newly built, two-bed detached bungalow built from Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) - panels consisting of an insulating foam core between two structural facings.

Shawbrook’ Property Finance division has expanded their Underwriting and Lending Support functions with the appointment of 20 new team members – dramatically increasing capacity and capability for its brokers and customers.

The specialist lender has increased the maximum property value in its AVM criteria.

The specialist lender has announced further enhancements to their bridging proposition.

The specialist lender has announced a series of rate reductions.

Shawbrook’s 2020 Broker Barometer looks at the primary concerns of the broker community, revealing a largely positive outlook for 2021.

Shawbrook has widened their valuation panel with the appointment of VAS Group to further support brokers across their bridging finance offering. The new partnership gives Shawbrook’s intermediary partners access to VAS Group’s comprehensive database of qualified valuers.

Shawbrook’ Property Finance division has grown their sales desk with the appointment of three Business Development Executives and two Internal Business Development Managers.

We’re delighted to announce that the digital solution is now also accessible to our Commercial Investment customers and that eligible customers will receive an instant formal mortgage offer at the end of the application journey.

The most recent Shawbrook Broker Barometer reveals a positive sentiment amongst brokers, as the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic.