SME finance

Clear majority of SMEs lack succession plan

64% of bosses of UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not have a...

IGF increases UK SME lending by 76%

Commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has reported year-on-year growth in the year to June 2018, with...

Foresight ups investment in Reward Finance to £50m

Reward Finance Group has secured an additional £10m investment from Foresight Group LLP, to...

Paragon funds fintech firm’s growth

UK Fintech firm PayBreak has secured funding for growth via £15m from Paragon. PayBreak, based...

SME lender appoints senior underwriter

Spotcap UK, lender to small and medium sized businesses, has appointed Andrew Caulfield as...

Bibby Financial Services makes Yorkshire appointment

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Lauren Maloney as a business development manager (BDM),...

FIBA unveils number of member benefits

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has launched a range of benefits that members...

Reward Finance makes key Leeds office appointment

Noel Haverly has joined the Leeds office of Reward Finance as business development director. He...

Reward Finance deal return pubs to family

Three well-known pubs on the east coast have returned to family ownership, following the...

Paragon builds team in structured lending arena

Paragon Banking Group’s newly-created structured lending team has developed a pipeline of future opportunities...

Growth Street launches Midlands initiative

Business finance provider Growth Street has officially launched its Birmingham presence. Aiming to help improve...

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge

Peer to peer business lending platform ArchOver is helping businesses to bridge the funding gap...

Over one-third of SMEs think UK should remain in Single Market

Confidence among the the country's smallest companies has recovered to 2015 levels, according to...

Lack of funding hitting UK SME finances

23% of SMEs, representing 1.27 million small and medium sized businesses across the UK, are...

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Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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OneDome acquires Trussle to accelerate push for 10% share of UK housing market

OneDome, the UK’s fastest-growing property and fintech platform, has acquired online mortgage broker Trussle...

Bank rate-setter urges cuts despite fresh inflation spike

A leading Bank of England policymaker has called for further interest rate cuts, dismissing...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 35 basis points...

Darlington launches 2-year fixed buy-to-let products from 4.54%

Darlington Building Society has launched a refreshed range of 2-year fixed rate buy-to-let products,...
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