Invoice finance

Skipton Business Finance supports fresh produce firm in £800k buyout

A long-established Glasgow wholesaler of fruit and vegetables has entered a new era of...

Third of SMEs forced to pause business activity due to lack of finance

Nearly one in three UK small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to stop...

Time Finance expands invoice finance division with senior SE hire

Time Finance has appointed Paul Rice as business development manager within its invoice finance...

Mikos Gyros turns to invoice finance to fuel expansion

Mikos Gyros, the Greek street food brand that has grown from a single shop...

Skipton facility helps Yorks Sweeper Hire clean up growth opportunity

Yorks Sweeper Hire has secured a £500,000 invoice factoring facility from Skipton Business Finance,...

eCapital expands Welsh presence with regional sales hire

eCapital Commercial Finance has strengthened its UK sales team with the appointment of Lee...

Bibby Financial Services secures three-year funding extension

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has renewed its core securitisation facility in a deal that...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple...

Time Finance strengthens invoice finance division with new appointment

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Danielle Lynch as relationship manager in its...

‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...

Recruitment firm expands permanent placements with £350k funding boost

A Bishop’s Stortford-based recruitment company, specialising in the construction and civil engineering sectors, is...

NACFB impact report highlights brokers’ vital role in SME finance

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released its annual impact report,...

Time Finance provides multi-product funding to engineering firm

Time Finance has provided a specialist £650k asset-based lending facility to engineering firm, SpeedFlex,...

Majority of UK SMEs overlook independent finance options

A new survey by independent lender Time Finance has revealed that nearly 60% of...

COMMENT

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Will we look back at Q2 as the most stable quarter of 2026?

The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets. After a fairly stable and promising...

A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

Latest news

Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Lenders turn to live data as mortgage searches rise

Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence...

Stamp duty receipts hold at £6.6 billion despite lower thresholds

Homebuyers paid £6.6 billion in stamp duty land tax during the first half of...

Finova launches AI agent to cut mortgage admin

Finova has launched an AI-powered application service designed to transfer brokers' client data into...

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