SME finance

MCR Property Group secures £48m refinance

MCR Property Group, a real estate investment and development company, has secured a £48...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

More SMEs looking for sustainability funding

An increasing number of businesses are looking for funding to invest in improving their...

Cumberland BS refinances Scottish countryside retreat business

Monachyle Mhor, Mhor 84 and Calair Cottage, an award-winning collection of retreats nestled in...

Luxury fabrics company secures financing facility from IGF

Designers Guild, a firm working in the design and wholesale industry for furnishing fabrics...

Time Finance expand asset finance team

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Morgan Lee as broker manager in its...

Simply Asset Finance posts £3.2m H1 pre-tax profit

Specialist business lending provider, Simply Asset Finance, has announced profits of £3.2 million for...

Reward appoints business development director for Wales & SW

Reward Finance Group has appointed David Owen as business development director to increase the...

CBF provides recruitment agency with £2.8m ABL facility

V7 Recruitment, a Manchester-based specialist recruitment agency, has secured a new, flexible £2.8m asset-based...

Lack of supply chain awareness is putting SMEs at risk

3.3 million (60%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced supply chain delays in...

Reward Finance Group launches wellness team

SME funding provider, Reward Finance Group, has launched a dedicated Wellness Team to provide...

Time Finance reports 273% rise in profits

Time Finance has posted all-time high annual trading results, with its gross lending book...

Atom bank cuts small business rates

Atom bank has reduced rates on its RLS and standard secured loan range for...

Lack of awareness of Recovery Loan Scheme stifling business growth

A lack of awareness surrounding the potential of the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS)...

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...

PROFILES