Commercial

Assetz Capital appoints chief commercial officer

Assetz Capital has appointed a chief commercial officer as it targets a £2 billion...

Suros partners with Aston Martin Owners Club

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has been chosen as specialist lending partner to the...

SMEs plan to grow online but curb talent spend

New research from Aldermore’s SME Growth Index has revealed the investment and growth plans...

Shawbrook agrees new five-year sponsorship deal with Saracens

Specialist bank Shawbrook and English professional rugby union club Saracens have agreed a new...

Time Finance completes its first ABL facility

Time Finance has announced the delivery of its first Asset Based Lending (ABL) facility....

Hope Capital cuts rates on deals over £1m

Hope Capital has reduced rates on all cases over £1 million. The specialist short-term lender’s...

Redwood Bank unveils five-year fixed rate mortgage for businesses

Redwood Bank is extending its support to businesses looking for longer-term financial stability with...

UTB provides funding for £60m planning gain project

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £4.3m net facility to...

HTB completes £7.4m loan for later-life development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a developer of modern care home and assisted...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints NW regional sales director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has expanded its nationwide network of sales professionals with...

Shirt firm secures £1.5m multi-currency invoice discounting facility

Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Cynergy Bank, has provided...

Atom bank provides £1.5m loan to manufacturing and welding firm

Atom bank has provided a £1.5m loan to Cube Metals Ltd, a steel fabricator...

Paragon funds 78-home Glasgow development

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP...

Saxon Trust launches new website

Specialist development and bridging lender Saxon Trust has launched a new website to support...

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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Santander UK names new head of mortgage trading

Santander UK has appointed Ben Merritt as head of mortgage trading. Merritt (pictured) will report...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

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,...

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