Commercial

Aldermore hires ops director for invoice finance

Aldermore Invoice Finance has appointed Lisa Cleaver as its operations director. She is based in...

Shawbrook establishes specialist commercial lending team

Shawbrook Bank has promoted Terry Woodley to the position of head of specialist lending...

Fuel campaign group gains Aldermore support

Aldermore Bank is backing the fuel campaign group FairFuelUK. The lender believes that crippling petrol...

Asset finance market continues to grow

There was a 9% increase in the size of the asset finance market in...

Commercial brokers want more government action

82% of brokers operating in the bridging, development finance and asset finance sectors believe...

Government SME strategy failing: Bibby

Bibby Financial Services has claimed that the government’s approach to supporting small businesses has...

Insolvency fears for ‘zombie businesses’

146,000 ‘zombie businesses' are teetering on the edge of insolvency, R3 has warned. According to...

Seven more banks join SME product review

The FSA has announced that seven more banks have volunteered to review their sales...

Small businesses showing signs of growth

So-called 'micro high growth businesses' could be vital to getting the UK economy out...

Aldermore to target London & SE property developers

Aldermore has appointed Simon Green as property development manager. The bank is targeting property development...

Completions up at Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages says it issued terms on over £80 million worth of business between...

Alternative finance: what’s in a security?

Done the right way, anything can be good security. What prevents it from happening...

Aldermore to establish invoice finance direct sales

Martine Catton has been give the responsibility for establishing a direct business channel for...

Developers: know your market

United Trust Bank has said that the differences between recent house price indices highlight...
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COMMENT

Comment

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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