Commercial

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...

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...

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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