SME finance

Huge SME business loan protection gap identified

Legal & General has estimated that £672 billion of corporate borrowing by SMEs is...

Two new recruits at Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation has appointed a new underwriter and a case manager. Robert Seymour has...

Shawbrook bolsters commercial investment offering

Shawbrook has made changes to its commercial investment proposition to increase support for owner-occupied...

Go Business Loans secures further investment

Go Business Loans, a business loans provider based in South Wales, has secured a...

UTB’s property development loan book exceeds £1bn

United Trust Bank’s property development loan book has exceeded £1 billion for the first...

SMEs to spend £35k on improving productivity in 2022

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance reveals that SMEs, on average, are preparing to...

SMEs favour accountants for banking advice

Research from the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) has revealed that SMEs are more...

SME bank hires head of client relationship management

Allica Bank has announced the appointment of Emma Lane as head of client relationship...

New BDM for Time Finance

Time Finance has appointed Jake Bebbington as business development manager (BDM) to drive its...

Recognise Bank appoints commercial banking managing director

SME lender, Recognise Bank, has appointed Ian Workman as its managing director of commercial...

UTB provides £1.5m planning gain facility

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £1.5m planning gain facility...

Proplend completes commercial property VAT loan

Proplend has completed the first ever investor funded VAT loan. The £1.8m loan, which closed...

New FLA chair announced

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced the appointment of Rebecca McNeil as...

SMEs prepare for Christmas shortages

The turnover of UK SMEs increased by 20 points in September, despite widespread goods...

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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...