Commercial

Skipton posts record profits for invoice finance business

Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has announced pre-tax profits of £5.4m in 2021, up 53%...

Paragon provides £10m for sustainable Somerset development

Paragon Development Finance has provided Acorn Property Group with a £10 million finance facility...

Rebrand for VAS Group

VAS Group has been rebranded to VAS Valuation Group, while its VAS Audit division...

Time Finance appoints head of marketing

Time Finance has announced that Kate Brown has taken up a new role within...

Hodge revamps commercial product offering

Hodge has made changes to its commercial property proposition, with a new commercial investment...

£16m industrial estate sold for mixed use redevelopment 

Eastwood has sold its 7.5 acre Hertford Industrial Estate site in Caxton Hill, Hertford,...

Inflation biggest worry for SMEs over coming year

WorkLife’s latest Small Business Monitor has found that high inflation is the greatest challenge...

Barclays expands Groundsure environmental screening arrangement

Barclays has expanded its agreement with environmental analytics business Groundsure to start screening commercial...

Reward Finance supports Yorkshire SMEs with £50m

Reward Finance Group has provided over 140 SMEs with an additional £50m of funding...

Allica Bank launches fixed rate commercial mortgage range

Allica Bank has added fixed rate commercial mortgages to its portfolio of SME lending...

Bridge Help appoints new BDM

Commercial bridging loan provider, Bridge Help, has appointed a new business development manager. Tina Panayi...

Allica Bank expands care home commercial mortgage banking team

Allica Bank is growing its specialist care home commercial mortgage banking team with the...

Alternative Bridging hires internal BDM

Alternative Bridging Corporation has expanded its sales operation with the appointment of a new...

HTB makes vehicle asset finance hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Scott Riley as sales manager, specialist cars and...

COMMENT

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

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...

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UTB promotes Rebwar Abdoullahi to bridging and buy-to-let sales role

United Trust Bank has promoted Rebwar Abdoullahi to business development manager within its bridging...

Kensington cuts rates across eKo, residential and buy-to-let ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its eKo proposition and introduced lower pricing on...

One in four adults lack confidence making everyday financial decisions

Research from specialist lender Pepper Money suggests confidence, rather than income alone, is a...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

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