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Aldermore opens Bristol office

Aldermore has opened a new regional office in Bristol to service its invoice finance...

Crowdfunding: enabling advisers to become marketers

If one of your business clients came to you and asked for help marketing...

Funding Circle reveals prize draw winners

Funding Circle, the online marketplace where businesses can borrow money directly from people, has...

Payne joins rebuildingsociety.com

Peer-to-business lending platform rebuildingsociety.com has announced the appointment of Nigel Payne, the former managing...

Senior recruits at Cadogan Keelan Westall

Cadogan Keelan Westall has added to its management team with the appointment of Amanda...

New professional qualification for asset finance

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) is partnering with the ifs School of Finance...

InterBay Commercial unveils new range

InterBay Commercial has returned to lending. This follows its recent acquisition by OneSavings Bank plc. It...

Retail property demand falls further

Demand for retail space fell further last quarter as economic uncertainty continued to hit...

Crystal Mortgages records strong September

Crystal Mortgages issued terms on £60.3 million of new business in the third quarter...

Aldermore Invoice Finance appoints regional sales manager

Ian Adams has been appointed by Aldermore Invoice Finance as regional sales manager. Adams (pictured)...

Bibby Financial Services moves into Singapore

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific with the opening...

Business owners failing in pension provision

46% of UK business owners have no private pension savings to support them in...

Metro Bank backs GrowthAccelerator scheme

Metro Bank has been unveiled as a primary banking partner for the GrowthAccelerator initiative,...

Aldermore appoints regional sales manager

Sean Thomson has been appointed by Aldermore to the role of regional sales manager...

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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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Skipton pushes ‘broker-first’ message with focus on flexibility and technology

Skipton Building Society has launched a new campaign to underline its position as a...

Atom bank study finds EPC flaws could undermine net-zero targets

Atom bank has warned that the UK’s reliance on energy performance certificates (EPCs) to...

Assetz Capital hires mortgage processor to strengthen operations team

Assetz Capital has appointed Shamima Hoque as mortgage processor, adding further capacity to its...

Saffron expands retention range with new fee options and JBSP product

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded its Retentions Range with the introduction of new fee-based...