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Brits dream of running their own business

26% of British employees dream of breaking out on their own in business, according...

£5m in enquiries for Masthaven at NACFB Expo

Masthaven Bridging, which has exhibited at the NACFB for the past five years, has...

SMEs struggling with late payments

Despite UK SMEs being owed billions in late payments, new research from automated credit...

Shawbrook expands commercial sales team

Shawbrook Bank has recruited Rob Holt as a junior sales executive to its commercial...

New member for the ASTL

Signature Private Finance has become the ASTL’s latest member. The firm offers a range of...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager for West Yorkshire

Aldermore has added to its invoice Finance sales team with the appointment of...

New head of sales for Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Emma Cox to the position of head of sales...

Montello continues to grow loan book

Montello Finance has said it is lending over £250m a year. The London firm claims...

NACFB Compliance Services launches

  The NACFB has today launched NACFB Compliance Services to its 1200 member brokers.   The...

UTB offers ‘best of British’ competition

Brokers visiting United Trust Bank’s stand at the NACFB Commercial Finance Expo will have...

Partnership unveiled between Funding Circle and Santander UK

Funding Circle and Santander UK have launched the first partnership between a UK bank...

SCF expands commercial and bridging team

Specialist Commercial Finance (SCF) has announced the appointment of Wes Friedel to its commercial...

New Aldermore roles for Lankey and Haresnape

Aldermore has made two changes to its senior leadership team in its mortgages division. Commercial...

Ezbob soft launch “exceeds expectations”

Ezbob, the online short term commercial SME lender, approved 350 new loans last month...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

Twenty7tec to address ‘burning issues’ in webinars

Twenty7tec has launched a new webinar series, bringing together industry figures to debate the...