A NEW service is being offered to North West businesses searching for commercial mortgages.

Firms in the region can use the services of MktChoice.com, which started trading this month, through specialist brokers who are members of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). It will act as a marketplace for borrowers and lenders of commercial finance.

David Eckersley, of Rossendale-based Nationwide Asset Finance, a founder member of MktChoice, explained: "MktChoice puts borrowers in touch with specialist brokers who know their area, have access to hundreds of lenders, and follow a code of practice.

"With it we will be able to provide a better service to businesses. It will enable us to arrange loans for our clients faster and more efficiently and will give us instant and secure access to a far wider range of lenders."