SME finance

Allica Bank secures £100m funding

Allica Bank has announced a £100 million Series C funding round led by global...

Aldermore provides £700k loan to recycling company

Aldermore has provided a £700k loan to Environcom, a waste recycling company, for a...

Effective monitoring key to becoming more sustainable

New data from Time Finance reveals that one in three businesses see effective monitoring...

Cynergy Business Finance provides £250k ABL facility

Sustainable technologies business, Etesian Green, is planing for growth in 2023, with the help...

More SMEs to invest in sustainability

New data from Time Finance has shed light on the rise of conscious consumerism...

Paul Ratcliffe returns to BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Ratcliffe as managing director for its new...

Half of SMEs to invest in sustainability

New data from Time Finance has shown that half of UK SMEs are anticipated...

Scottish tyre recycling business secures £370,000 funding deal

Scotland’s first industrial-scale tyre recycling plant aims to increase revenues by 92% over the...

Almost all SMEs set to borrow in 2023

Demand from SMEs for lending is set to increase in the next 12 months,...

Reward Finance funds Bury company’s growth ambitions

A Bury-based ecommerce business has been helped in its attempts to expand globally, after...

Spiralling costs stalling UK businesses’ investment plans

Hundreds of UK businesses have slashed millions from their investment plans amid turbulence in...

Bathgate celebrates own-book lending milestone

Bathgate Business Finance wrote £1m in new business in October 2022 from its own...

Atom bank improves commercial mortgage criteria

Atom bank has revamped its serviceability criteria for both variable and fixed rate commercial...

Cynergy Business Finance provides £150m of funding in first year

Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Cynergy Bank, has surpassed...

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When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

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Landlords shift away from five-year fixes as remortgage choices diversify

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly looking beyond the traditional five-year fixed mortgage, with new research...

Just Mortgages’ self-employed push attracts surge of new advisers

Just Mortgages’ New Starter Boost initiative, launched in January, has seen strong early demand...

Londoners still pay highest premiums for homes near stations

Londoners continue to pay the steepest premiums in the UK to live close to...

TMG unveils AI-led mortgage and protection proposition for advisers

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a new mortgage and protection proposition that places artificial...