SME finance

Syscap relaunches lending with HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is relaunching HTB Syscap, the lender of short-term loans to...

Reward Finance provides accountants with cash injection

An accountancy and business support firm is destined for growth after agreeing a funding...

New invoice finance firm appoints MD

One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has launched a new invoice financing company. The East Yorkshire-based...

Optimum Finance signs up to SME Finance Charter

Optimum Finance has signed the UK government’s SME Finance Charter, to show its commitment...

Sirius Property Finance offers new development exit product

Sirius Property Finance has launched a new funding line that is uniquely focused on...

Folk2Folk appoints COO

Folk2Folk, the UK-wide marketplace lender for regional SMEs, has appointed Gary Leitch as its...

Majority of SMEs preparing for recession

New data from Time Finance has revealed the scale of impact on UK SMEs...

Majority of SMEs investing in sustainability

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invested an average of £61,250 on their own...

Allica secures funding from British Business Investments

Allica Bank has secured £55m in additional funding for its activity in the SME...

British Business Bank reveals new CEO

Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank. He will take up...

Bathgate expands board of directors

Bathgate Business Finance has expanded its board of directors with two new appointments from...

Allica Bank now live on Mambu

Allica Bank has gone live on cloud banking platform, Mambu. The platform supports Allica in...

Business owners outline benefits of invoice finance

Peace of mind, flexibility and supporting cashflow are the top three benefits of having...

SME leaders want better financing solutions

One in three UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who sought access to finance...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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