SME finance

Paragon appoints NE regional sales manager

Paul Reynolds has been appointed regional sales manager for the North East and Yorkshire...

Time Finance provides asset financing facility to precision engineering firm

Time Finance is supported precision engineering firm, DARL Engineering, with a £58,500 asset finance...

40% of SMEs have had to stop or pause business because of lack of finance

New research has found that two in five small and medium sized enterprises have...

Almost half of brokers struggle to access finance for SME clients

New research from Atom bank conducted amongst the commercial broker community has studied SMEs'...

Only 40% of SMEs have begun sustainability transition

Two million (40%) of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they have begun...

BFS acquires Aldermore’s working capital finance division

Independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has acquired Aldermore’s working capital finance...

Paragon Bank appoints SME lending sales director

Stewart Good has been appointed sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank. Good (pictured)...

Reward reaches £200m lending milestone

Reward Finance Group has celebrated its 12th year of growth, by surpassing the £200m...

Time Finance appoints BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of David Hewitt as business development manager (BDM). Hewitt...

Recruitment firm receives funding boost from Optimum Finance

Right Staff, a Cannock-based recruitment business specialising in providing temporary staff to the industrial,...

Time Finance expands invoice finance team with BDM hire

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Leann Warburton as business development manager in...

Market downturn hit 2022 UK small business equity investment

The total value of equity investment in the UK’s small businesses declined by 11%...

Time Finance funds connectivity firm’s growth plans

Time Finance is providing connectivity and business managed services partner, Connectus Business Solutions, with...

Recycling group receives £2m ABL facility from Cynergy Business Finance

Link Waste Group, a jointly owned group of waste management specialists based across the...

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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...

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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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