{"id":2110295,"date":"2026-03-31T14:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/?p=2110295"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:06:10","slug":"shrewsbury-broker-moves-into-commercial-lending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/news\/2110295-shrewsbury-broker-moves-into-commercial-lending","title":{"rendered":"Shrewsbury broker moves into commercial lending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Severn Mortgage and Protect, a Shrewsbury-based mortgage brokerage, has launched a new commercial finance arm, Severn Commercial Finance, marking an expansion into business lending.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after the firm recently relocated to larger premises at The Hay Yard on Shrewsbury Business Park to accommodate growth and support its expanding team.<\/p>\n<p>The new division will provide commercial mortgages, development finance, bridging loans and business loans through a broad panel of lenders, operating from the same Shrewsbury base as the existing business.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Brookes, business principal of Severn Mortgage and Protect said: \u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve worked with many clients whose needs extend beyond residential mortgages, whether that\u2019s business growth, property investment or more complex funding arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunching Severn Commercial Finance allows us to support those clients more completely, with a dedicated focus on commercial lending and access to a wide range of specialist funding options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe move to The Hay Yard was an important step for us. It gives us the space to grow the team and develop new areas of the business. This isn\u2019t a change in direction, it\u2019s an evolution. We\u2019re building on what we\u2019ve already achieved and extending our offering to meet the needs of clients as they grow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local mortgage brokerage has launched a new commercial finance division, offering business loans, bridging finance and commercial mortgages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266702,"featured_media":2110298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53262],"coauthors":[127717],"class_list":["post-2110295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","tag-featured-story","tag-shropshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shrewsbury broker moves into commercial lending | TheBusinessDesk.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A local mortgage 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