SME finance

Female SME owners feel discriminated against by high street lenders

Female business leaders are facing gender inequality in commercial lending, which is hampering the...

Allica Bank completes asset finance lending milestone

Allica Bank has now lent over £500 million in asset finance. Having launched its asset...

Time Finance expands business development team

Time Finance has welcomed Dan Murphy as business development manager in its invoice finance...

Time Finance appoints invoice finance BDM

Time Finance has welcomed Jason Poxon as business development manager in its invoice finance...

Improving commercial mortgage accessibility

The expertise and support required by a variety of borrowers has amplified over the...

Time Finance appoints head of marketing

Time Finance has appointed Caroline McDonald as the new head of marketing to support...

FIBA adds SWIG Finance to panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that SWIG Finance is the...

Optimum Finance appoints senior relationship manager

Optimum Finance has appointed Ross Stephenson as a senior relationship manager to drive new...

British Business Bank expands Time Finance’s ENABLE funding facility

The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of...

Bibby Financial Services bolsters sales team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the addition of two sales professionals to its...

SME appetite for external funding on the rise

62% of brokers with SME clients have seen an increase in appetite for external...

Political uncertainty and interest rates affecting SME investment plans

Interest rates and political uncertainty are holding back many businesses from investing in the...

Entrepreneurs open new Leeds restaurant after securing £110k funding

Two entrepreneurs experienced in working in some of London’s top restaurants have launched their...

Aerospace manufacturer secures £2.5m facility from Cynergy Business Finance

UK aerospace manufacturer, Aeromet International, has secured a £2.5m asset-based lending (ABL) facility from...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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