Invoice finance

Smaller businesses worried about rising costs

22% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have said that rising...

IGF appoints invoice finance managing director

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has recruited Mark Lindsay as its invoice finance managing director...

Aldermore makes key invoice finance hire

Aldermore has appointed Stephen Farrelly as head of relationship management in its Manchester office. ...

Medium-sized businesses hit hardest by late payments

61% of invoices issued by UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) remain unpaid...

BFS grows its factoring market share

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has increased its share of the factoring market further in...

Three senior appointments at IGF

SME commercial finance provider, IGF, has announced the appointment of senior hires across the...

BFS moves to larger premises

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the move of its global headquarters. The SME finance...

BFS funds international equestrian business

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £3.75 million funding and foreign exchange package...

Ultimate Finance expands south east team

SME cashflow finance provider Ultimate Finance has appointed Iain Hendry as regional director in...

Reformed payment reporting rules proposed

Large companies will be required to publish details on how quickly they pay their...

Ultimate Finance helps recruitment firm expand

Leicester-based Accept Recruitment, which supplies temporary staff for transport and industrial companies, is on...

SMEs need better protection against late payers

Hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not been protected from...

Ultimate Finance makes key sales appointment

Ultimate Finance has recruited Vince Tovey as its national head of sales for trade finance,...

NACFB chief to step down

Adam Tyler, chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), has announced...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty

Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...

Brokers warn of landlord exodus amid property tax reforms and Renters’ Rights Act

Mortgage brokers have issued a stark warning that the government’s latest interventions in the...

Keystone lowers rates by up to 20 basis points

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across almost...

L&G extends flexibility on increasing cover to existing policyholders

Legal & General has announced that customers with existing increasing cover protection policies will...