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Simply Asset Finance opens Liverpool office

Simply Asset Finance is opening an additional sales centre in the business district of...

BFS acquires Aldermore’s working capital finance division

Independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has acquired Aldermore’s working capital finance...

Shawbrook funds purpose-built student accommodation in Durham

Three Tuns Development, a joint venture between two professional property developers Simon Williams and...

Paragon Bank appoints SME lending sales director

Stewart Good has been appointed sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank. Good (pictured)...

Reward reaches £200m lending milestone

Reward Finance Group has celebrated its 12th year of growth, by surpassing the £200m...

Time Finance appoints BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of David Hewitt as business development manager (BDM). Hewitt...

Recruitment firm receives funding boost from Optimum Finance

Right Staff, a Cannock-based recruitment business specialising in providing temporary staff to the industrial,...

Black & White Bridging funds church conversion

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has provided an £880,000 facility to support the...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team with BDM hire

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Leann Warburton as business development manager in...

Market downturn hit 2022 UK small business equity investment

The total value of equity investment in the UK’s small businesses declined by 11%...

Colenko appoints head of sales for bridging and development

Colenko has appointed Mark Marlow as head of sales for bridging and development. Marlow (pictured)...

Time Finance funds connectivity firm’s growth plans

Time Finance is providing connectivity and business managed services partner, Connectus Business Solutions, with...

Acorn Homes secures £5.9m Paragon development funding

Acorn Homes has secured a £5.9 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s development finance...

Roma Finance launches brand refresh

Short-term lender, Roma Finance, has refreshed its branding with the strapline #LovetoLend. It is using...

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Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

Trump tariff madness

Because Trump is so unpredictable and we don’t know what the end result will be following tariff negotiations and retaliations (and perhaps counter retaliations)...

The FCA should make later life lending central to its public discussions

The government’s ongoing focus on growing the economy has led it down the path to various industry regulators, not least our own FCA, with...

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Housing market cooled as demand weakened ahead of stamp duty deadline

The UK housing market showed signs of softening in March, according to the latest...

Target Group introduces AI-powered call summaries to boost contact centre efficiency

Specialist business process outsourcing firm Target Group has enhanced its customer experience platform with...

Trump tensions prompt surge in life insurance interest among young adults

One in four young adults in the UK say they are now more likely...

Phoebus Software expands ecosystem by partnering with Consectus

Phoebus Software has added Consectus to its digital partnership ecosystem so that its clients...