SME finance

UTB pairs with Homes England to fund SME builders

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, have announced...

Reward Finance Group expands Manchester team

Reward Finance Group's Manchester team is expanding with the appointment of Christine Daly as...

Fiduciam provides TVR with CBILS loan

Fiduciam has provided car manufacturer TVR through a further three-year £2 million loan, under...

Target Group sounds BBLS warning

Target Group has warned lenders they need to act now on issues arising from...

Brightstar partners with Selina Finance

Brightstar Financial has joined up with Selina Finance to provide semi-exclusive distribution of the...

Nucleus Commercial Finance sets £200m CBILS lending target

Nucleus Commercial Finance is aiming to lend £200 million to SMEs through the Coronavirus...

Trio of senior hires at Bibby

SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has made three new senior hires. Axel Scholz,...

SMEs unprepared for Brexit

47% of SMEs who import goods and services from the EU and 43% of...

OU partnership offers free business courses

The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme has partnered with the Open University (OU) to...

Fiduciam funds £1.18m Cornish hotel with CBILS loan

Fiduciam has completed a £1.18 million loan to finance the Hustyns Hotel and Spa...

Allica Bank sees huge rise in commercial mortgage applications

Allica Bank has reported a 235% increase in commercial mortgage applications since June. It has...

Funding 365 attains CBILS accreditation

Funding 365 has been accredited as a new lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption...

Reward Finance Group funds sanitiser business growth

Wolverhampton-based X-Mist, which has invented a dry sanitation process, has received a £400,000 business...

Fiduciam grows N. Ireland operations with wedding venue loan

Fiduciam is expanding its operations in Northern Ireland with the issuing of a Coronavirus...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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