Commercial

LBG reports increase in online SME lending

The total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past...

Roma Finance secures RBS funding line

Roma Finance has secured a major three-year revolving credit facility and securitisation from The Royal Bank...

Bibby secures €150m European SME funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has secured a new three-year €150 million funding agreement with...

Brits dreaming of their own business

More than 1.3 million Britons are thinking about starting their own business in the next 12 months,...

CSF appoints key account manager

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Dan Morris as key account manager and has...

Trio of key hires at IGF

SME commercial finance provider IGF has appointed three new asset based lending (ABL) directors....

Small rise in commercial property rents

Commercial property rents across the UK grew by 0.2% in June, matching the trend...

9% rise in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9% in May,...

FCA wants industry views on crowdfunding rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered...

Ultimate promotion in Leeds

Ultimate Finance has announced that Noel Haverly has been appointed head of sales with responsibility for...

Shawbrook introduces bridging fixed rates

Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages has updated its pricing for short term and regulated bridging product...

BoE moves to boost lending following Brexit vote

The Bank of England has released £150 billion to banks and households following the...

Shawbrook makes property finance staff changes

Shawbrook Bank has announced a series of personnel changes following the recent combination of...

BFS unveils apprenticeship scheme

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has launched an apprenticeship scheme to find new talent for...

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...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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