SME finance

Nucleus Commercial Finance revises cash flow offering

Nucleus Commercial Finance has announced changes to its cash flow finance product, following feedback...

Pepper to service Selina Finance loans

Pepper (UK) has been chosen by Selina Finance to provide end-to-end servicing for the...

Reward Finance funds glamping complex

A £1 million 'glamping' and leisure complex, next to the North Yorkshire Moors railway,...

Aldermore appoints group business finance MD

Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as its new group managing director of business finance,...

Co-op Bank appoints SME relationship manager

The Co-operative Bank has announced that Sarah Barker has joined its SME banking operation. She...

Paragon provides £25m funding to Nucleus Commercial Finance

Nucleus Commercial Finance and Paragon Bank have announced a £25 million funding line to...

IGF in position for strong end to financial year

Commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has reported that seven new clients signed in...

UK SMEs lack supply chain disruption plans

Research carried out by Aldermore has found that one in 10 SMEs believe they...

Hitachi Capital (UK) appoints CIO

Business finance provider Hitachi Capital (UK) has appointed Kim Brien as chief information officer...

SME funder backs London art scholarship

Art Academy London, in association with Hitachi Capital UK, is offering one budding student...

Simply curates third party assets sales

SME funder Simply has begun to list third party assets on the Simply site. The decision...

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,...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...

Buyers value energy efficiency but resist paying a premium

Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...

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