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Why trust will make peer-to-business lending a success

Innovations are often met with a great deal of scepticism and rightly so. There...

Bibby claims new way of funding business

Bibby Financial Services has unveiled Flexidraft, which it has hailed as a "unique, new...

Late payment continuing to cripple SMEs

Aldermore has published research into the extent that late payments are continuing to restrict...

Positive Lending launches Xmas incentive

Positive Lending has unveiled its Christmas reward scheme. For any secured, bridging, commercial, development or...

Funding Circle builds intermediary team

Funding Circle has appointed James Lovett as business development manager. Lovett has joined from Close...

Asset & leasing market hit by funder withdrawal

ING Lease (UK) Ltd has decided to close its UK leasing business to new...

Commercial property fraudsters jailed

A trio of businessmen who conned financial institutions out of £20 million to expand...

Long road ahead for UK commercial real estate

Britain's commercial real estate market will not return to pre-crisis levels until 2023, having...

Connect sees rising demand for non-regulated proposition

Connect Mortgage Club has concluded that the increase in demand for its non-regulated offering...

SMEs remain confident about their prospects

Small and medium sized businesses are anticipating growth during the year ahead, as a...

Kevin Jones joins InterBay

InterBay Commercial has appointed Kevin Jones as its sales and marketing director. Jones...

Lending boost for Funding Circle

Funding Circle has passed the £50 million mark in new lending. The online marketplace, where...

Funding support helping SMEs grow their business

Small and medium-sized enterprises that have the support of business funding facilities, are outperforming...

Analysis into extent of SME finance rejection

Analysis of industry data by Cambridge & Counties bank, which launched in June this...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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RICS survey points to further slowdown as landlords exit and sales activity eases

The August 2025 RICS Residential Market Survey has revealed a further weakening in sales...

TPFG helps generate 12,800 mortgages in first half of 2025

Estate agent network The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor,...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...