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...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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