SME finance

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...

Simply’s block discounting facility rises to £30m

SME funder, Simply, has received a further increase to its funding line from Aldermore...

One Stop Business Finance expands operations and brokering team

Alternative SME funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance, has appointed Collette Munson to its...

Sirius office move as part of expansion plans

Specialist property finance broker Sirius Property Finance has moved to new, larger offices in...
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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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Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

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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...
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