Commercial

Strong end to 2018 for Funding Circle

Funding Circle Holdings has reported full year revenue growth of 55% (excluding property), exceeding...

BFS to host inaugural development finance event

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is to hold its first development finance day in association...

IGF expands ABL sales team

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has made two appointments to its asset based lending sales...

John Eastgate to leave OSB for Shawbrook in the summer

Shawbrook Bank has announced the appointment of John Eastgate as managing director, commercial mortgages...

Bibby Financial Services hires BDM for South West England

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sue Pengelly as business development manager (BDM) for...

Yellow Stone Finance appoints senior client relationship manager

Mike Lawton is joining Yellow Stone Finance as senior client relationship manager. Lawton (pictured) has...

Octane Capital to consider acquisition opportunities

Octane Capital has stated that it is prepared to acquire suitable lenders "if the opportunity...

Commercial brokers have a positive sentiment for 2019

Shawbrook has reported that brokers remain optimistic about their businesses despite political uncertainty. The annual...

Assetz Capital boosts Yorkshire and Humber presence

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed David Reed to the position of regional relationship...

Commercial lender invests £75m in first year in the Midlands

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has revealed that it provided £75m worth of asset based...

Shawbrook appoints Daryl Norkett as head of products & markets

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has promoted Daryl Norkett to the position of head of products...

LendInvest sees record December for loan originations

LendInvest lent £83 million to professional property investors, developers and landlords in December 2018,...

UK SMEs favour millennials for recruitment

50% of the bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK -...

BFS passes £100m in 2018 northern business funding

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided over £100m in funding in...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

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