SME finance

SME funder announces new managing director

Simply, the SME funder, has made five senior promotions. It said the promotions were made...

BFS funds two Venian Group businesses

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided two funding facilities to businesses under the Venian...

Funding Options in Validis partnership for SMEs

Funding Options, the marketplace for business finance, has partnered with Open Accounting firm, Validis,...

Assetz Capital makes five new regional appointments

Assetz Capital has appointed five new relationship directors since the beginning of November as...

BFS appoints managing director for construction finance

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jim Davis as managing director for construction finance. Joining...

Together homeowner business loan funds office relocation

Specialist lender Together is helping a businessman move offices and upgrade his company’s IT systems...

Over half of UK SMEs not ready for Brexit

Bibby Financial Services has reported that 54% of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 3.1 million businesses,...

Secure Trust Bank provides £13.75m commercial loan

Pensworth Food Service Specialists has secured a £13.75m loan from Secure Trust Bank Commercial...

Funding Options partners with DueDil

Business finance marketplace Funding Options has partnered with predictive company intelligence platform, DueDil, to simplify...

“Listless” activity among SME firms

Business optimism amongst SME manufacturing firms deteriorated in the three months to October, at...

Commercial brokers advised to seek a wider range of funding options

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has urged commercial finance brokers to listen...

BFS signs up to SME Finance Charter for Brexit support

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced its support for the Business Finance Council’s SME...

UK SMEs have Brexit anxiety over investing

UK SMEs are least likely to invest in their businesses during the remainder of...

Signature Private Finance hires relationship manager

Privately-owned principal lender, Signature Private Finance, has promoted Nazia Yaqub to the position of...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Firms urged to digitise customer vulnerability to meet FCA targeted support rules

Firms must act swiftly to digitise their approach to customer vulnerability if they are...

UK property transactions rebound sharply in June as market regains momentum

UK property transactions surged in June pointing to renewed confidence in the housing and...

NatWest Group enters buy-to-let through Landbay partnership

NatWest Group has announced a strategic move into the buy-to-let mortgage market through a...

One in five landlords now use limited companies for buy-to-let mortgages

The proportion of landlords turning to limited company structures to manage their buy-to-let holdings...