Commercial

UTB Asset Finance passes £1bn lending milestone

United Trust Bank (UTB) has surpassed £1 billion of lending through its asset finance...

Energy consultancy secures six figure funding boost from Time Finance

Norwich-based energy consultancy, Indigo Swan, has secured a six figure invoice finance facility with...

Recognise Bank finances family owned property investment firm

SME specialist Recognise Bank has agreed a £416,000 fixed rate loan solution for a...

UTB funds £15m airspace developments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £10.4m of funding to specialist airspace developers Fruition...

Cynergy Business Finance surpasses £200m in asset-based lending

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

Shorewood Homes completes first Paragon Green Homes project

Shorewood Homes has completed the first project under Paragon Development Finance’s Green Homes Initiative....

Signature records record first quarter

Signature Property Finance has posted a record first quarter lending figure of £26.6 million....

Hodge doubles development finance maximum transaction size

Hodge is doubling the maximum lending amount per single transaction across its existing range...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports 26% YOY growth

Crystal Specialist Finance has reported year-on-year completion growth of 26%, with ongoing enquiries up...

Over three-quarters of SMEs worry about cashflow due to late payments

Latest data from Time Finance has uncovered the true impact of late payments for...

Tuscan Capital provides £3.7m holiday let dev exit loan

Tuscan Capital has completed a £3.7 million development exit loan facility for a holiday...

Aspen completes complex refurb bridge for Cambridge development

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £2.2m refurbishment loan for a developer using two...

Silbury Finance provides £39m site acquisition loan

Silbury Finance, the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £39 million senior...

Hope Capital offers 80% LTV on medium & heavy refurbishment

Hope Capital has revamped its residential refurbishment offering by now providing up to 80%...

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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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PM Law Group collapse: essential information for buyers and sellers

Following the sudden collapse of PM Law Group, the Home Buying & Selling Council...

Conveyancing sector moves into gear following PM Law Group collapse

The abrupt closure of PM Law Group has left thousands of property transactions in...

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...

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