SME finance

Reward Finance Group raises £25,500 for two charities

The Leeds and Manchester offices of Reward Finance Group has raised £25,500 for its...

Allica Bank launches commercial mortgages for care home market

Allica Bank has launched new specialist commercial mortgages for care homes run by independent...

British Business Bank passes £600m lending milestone

The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme today announces it has passed a...

Nucleus Commercial Finance to offer RLS term loans

Nucleus Commercial Finance has been accredited by the British Business Bank under the government-backed...

Recognise Bank appoints head of credit

Gavin Keyte has been appointed head of credit at Recognise Bank. He joins the new...

Aldermore launches new invoice finance product

Aldermore has launched Receivables Finance, a new invoice finance product designed to support the...

SME business confidence remains high

78% of SME respondents to a recent survey said they were either ‘confident’ or...

Bibby Financial Services appoints managing director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the appointment of Derek Ryan as managing director. Ryan...

LendInvest agrees £150m Barclays funding partnership

LendInvest has announced a £150m partnership with Barclays and HSBC. Barclays has partnered with LendInvest...

Recognise Bank appoints NW & Yorkshire BDM

Recognise Bank has appointed a new business development manager for the North West and Yorkshire. Paul...

Nucleus Commercial Finance appoints BDM for London & SE

Nucleus Commercial Finance has announced that Sam Percival has joined as business development manager (BDM)...

BFS appoints regional head of sales

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mike Day as head of sales for Yorkshire...

Newable Finance becomes Shawbrook strategic partner

Newable Finance has been appointed as a new strategic broker partner of Shawbrook Bank’s...

SME leaders not hopeful about ‘levelling up’

New research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that 56% of SME leaders believe...

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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...