Commercial

SME owners consider quitting

In the past five years 46% of all small business owners have seriously considered...

Enterprise Finance in exclusive NACFB partnership

Enterprise Finance has entered into an exclusive partnership with the National Association of Commercial...

Aldermore hires invoice finance development director

Aldermore has appointed Ross McFarlane as development director for its invoice finance business. McFarlane (pictured)...

Crystal behind boutique hotel refurb

Crystal Mortgages has completed a £1 million refinance package for a boutique hotel in...

Farmers jeopardising future success of their business

44% of UK farmers have no formal succession plan in place for when they...

InterBay Commercial acquired by OneSavings Bank plc.

InterBay Commercial has agreed to sell the entire issued share capital of the InterBay...

Aldermore strengthens invoice finance team

Fozia Riaz has joined Aldermore Invoice Finance’s regional sales team in Yorkshire as a...

Blemain Group to relocate

Blemain Group is to move offices to ‘Lake View’ Cheadle Royal Business Park on...

Aldermore Invoice Finance boss takes industry roles

George Ashworth, managing director of Aldermore Asset Finance, has been appointed to the board...

New launch looks to lend to SMEs

A new bank targeting established small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) has launched today....

Central London outperforms wider commercial property market

UK commercial property performance was broadly flat in May, with returns now at -0.1%,...

Aldermore seeks to shake up SME banking

Aldermore has launches new business savings accounts which it believes will 'shake-up' SME banking. ...

Trio join Enterprise Finance’s commercial division

Enterprise Finance has announced three appointments to its commercial mortgages division. Rajvi Lodhia, formerly of...

Aldermore makes regional sales appointment

Aldermore has appointed Luan Waite as a regional sales manager. She will be based in...

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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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

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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