Commercial

Gareth Lewis on leading MT Finance through a changing landscape

Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist...

AFIG launches nationwide Broker Club for specialist finance brokers

AFIG Ltd has launched the Broker Club, a new initiative designed to reshape the...

The Newcastle trims rates for newly self-employed borrowers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has overhauled its self-employed proposition, cutting rates by up to 0.30%...

Atom bank provides £3.2m facility to refinance Worcestershire distillery unit

Atom bank has delivered a £3.2 million refinancing facility for a landlord seeking to...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Survey highlights strongest funding demand in hospitality, leisure and construction

Hospitality, leisure and construction firms are generating the strongest demand for business finance, according...

DAGEM Power secures cashflow support to drive UK green energy projects

DAGEM Power, the Cannock based engineering specialist, is using tailored invoice finance from eCapital...

Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began...

Together reports quarterly profit of £55.7m as loan book reaches £8bn

Together Financial Services has posted underlying profit before tax of £55.7m for the quarter...

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...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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