SME finance

Time Finance appoints asset manager

Time Finance has welcomed Matthew Ridgley to the team as asset manager. Ridgley (pictured) joins...

National debt lender raises additional £30m

Finance provider Frontier Development Capital (FDC) has raised a further £30m from two of...

Provide Finance celebrates continued growth one year after launch

Provide Finance, the platform to source and secure specialist finance solutions, has reported a...

SMEs plan to grow online but curb talent spend

New research from Aldermore’s SME Growth Index has revealed the investment and growth plans...

Redwood Bank unveils five-year fixed rate mortgage for businesses

Redwood Bank is extending its support to businesses looking for longer-term financial stability with...

Atom bank provides £1.5m loan to manufacturing and welding firm

Atom bank has provided a £1.5m loan to Cube Metals Ltd, a steel fabricator...

Energy consultancy secures six figure funding boost from Time Finance

Norwich-based energy consultancy, Indigo Swan, has secured a six figure invoice finance facility with...

Recognise Bank finances family owned property investment firm

SME specialist Recognise Bank has agreed a £416,000 fixed rate loan solution for a...

Cynergy Business Finance surpasses £200m in asset-based lending

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

Over three-quarters of SMEs worry about cashflow due to late payments

Latest data from Time Finance has uncovered the true impact of late payments for...

London brewer benefits from invoice finance facility

A tailored invoice finance facility from Optimum Finance is helping a London-based craft brewery...

41% of SMEs worry about financial difficulties in a year’s time

41% of UK SMEs believe their business may be in financial difficulties in a...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints regional MD

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has bolstered its management team with the appointment of...

Allica Bank increases credit appetite

Allica Bank has made significant changes to its commercial mortgage credit appetite with cuts...

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...

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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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