Commercial

£400m in pensions used to fund businesses

Since the so-called 'pension freedoms' came into force a year ago, business owners aged...

FLA: asset finance up 9% in February

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

SMEs unexpectedly bullish in first quarter

UK SMEs have had a more positive outlook in the first quarter of 2016,...

Record month for LendInvest

LendInvest has reported that March 2016 was its best ever month. The short-term property finance lender completed...

New digital bank launches savings range

Atom Bank has launched today with a banking app and fixed term savings. The app...

Shawbrook Commercial updates large loan process

Shawbrook Commercial has made changes to its application process for large loan transactions. "Within the commercial...

SMEs vulnerable to defaulting on loans

57% of SMEs had at least one form of business borrowing in 2015,...

Major lending increase for Roma Finance

Roma Finance, the Manchester based bridging finance and development lender, has reported a 300% increase...

Asset finance firm makes £60m SME pledge

Ultimate Finance’s new offices in Glasgow and Leeds have committed £30m each, over the next 12...

United Trust Bank reveals broker promotion winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of the 2015 ‘Best of British’ broker...

Liberis secures British Business Bank investment

British Business Bank Investments Ltd, the commercial arm of the government-owned British Business Bank,...

Turnover and profits up at Brightstar

Specialist finance distributor Brightstar has reported that its turnover totalled £5.3m for the year...

Source Commercial unveils online proposition

Source Commercial Online has launched, allowing brokers to quote, buy and amend landlord portfolio...

BUDGET 2016: changes for business

A tax expert has called yesterday's Budget "a mixed bag of corporation tax changes 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...

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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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