SME finance

Family secures £175k to launch pet and animal cremation service

A family from Northumberland has secured a £175,000 funding deal to launch a new...

Asset Advantage surveys brokers to better understand SME funding landscape

Asset Advantage will this week launch a new broker survey designed to shed light...

Growth Guarantee Scheme offers crucial support to business borrowers

Following the first anniversary of the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS), it’s worth reflecting both...

Mikos Gyros turns to invoice finance to fuel expansion

Mikos Gyros, the Greek street food brand that has grown from a single shop...

Mortgage lending moves into reverse as buyers pull back amid rate caution

Mortgage borrowing by individuals fell into negative territory in April, with net repayments of...

Reward Funding retains Sunday Times’ accolade

Reward Funding has once again secured a place on The Sunday Times'  list of...

The Cumberland strengthens support for SMEs with new lending criteria

The Cumberland Building Society has announced an expansion of its commercial lending criteria, signalling...

Seven in 10 SMEs unaware of broker benefits

A new survey has found that more than 70% of small and medium-sized enterprises...

eCapital expands Welsh presence with regional sales hire

eCapital Commercial Finance has strengthened its UK sales team with the appointment of Lee...

Bibby Financial Services secures three-year funding extension

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has renewed its core securitisation facility in a deal that...

Let’s Do Business Finance joins British Business Bank programme

Let’s Do Business Finance has been named as one of the first accredited lenders...

Atom bank’s goodwill approach helps secure West Midlands pub freehold

Atom bank has completed a £663,000 loan to fund the acquisition of a Wolverhampton...

GC Business Finance delivers £24m through Start Up Loans

GC Business Finance has channelled more than £24 million into fledgling UK businesses over...

Atom bank adopts Provenir platform to modernise risk decisioning

Atom bank has selected Provenir’s AI-powered decisioning platform as part of a strategic move...
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COMMENT

Comment

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Compliance

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...
Building Societies

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...
Artificial Intelligence

Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...
First-time buyers

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...

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