Commercial

Gold collection enables rapid £150k loan for business owner

A marketing entrepreneur has secured a four-month £150,000 loan against his gold collection after...

Time Finance bolsters regional expansion with new business development hire

Time Finance has strengthened its vendor finance operation with the appointment of Gil Dudson...

Women in Finance: Together pushes for progress

Together has stepped up its campaign to support female talent in specialist finance with...

Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

RAW Capital Partners marks £200 million AUM milestone as lending growth accelerates

RAW Capital Partners has passed £200 million of assets under management, just four years...

Allica posts £5.8bn boost to UK economy

Allica Bank’s lending to established small firms generated £5.8 billion for UK GDP last...

Brokers link softer commercial lending demand to Budget uncertainty

Concerns about possible tax changes in the forthcoming Budget are weighing on business appetite...

Time Finance earns multiple placings in Best Companies rankings

Time Finance has secured several places in the latest Best Companies rankings, underscoring its...

Love Finance appoints former Monzo director to lead credit and risk

Love Finance has appointed Selen Cagirgan as its new head of credit and risk,...

Developers turn to forward funding as UK property market steadies

The UK property market is showing signs of renewed stability after a prolonged period...

FRP expands with acquisition of Arc & Co

FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of...

Skipton backs recruitment firm’s expansion with £450,000 facility

Skipton Business Finance has agreed a £450,000 funding package with EA First, giving the...

UTB backs plant hire firm with £900,000 asset finance facility

United Trust Bank has provided a £900,000 asset finance facility to a plant hire...

Commercial lenders insist human relationships still underpin the market

The commercial mortgage market remains firmly rooted in relationships, despite the growing influence of...

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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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,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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