SME finance

BFS provides £800k funding line to seasonal business

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £800,000 funding facility to Triflora International Ltd,...

Commercial finance intermediaries maintain positive future outlook

77% of commercial finance intermediaries surveyed in July believe that the number of loans they...

UK Agricultural Finance joins Alternative Business Funding platform

UK Agricultural Finance (‘UKAF’), an SME lender for the rural and agricultural sector, has...

Aldermore makes specialist finance hires for North of England

Aldermore has made two new appointments to its specialist finance team in support of...

SMEs worried about rising costs and Brexit

Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the country are most concerned about the...

Barclays unveils £100k SME lending facility

Barclays has launched £100,000 unsecured lending for SMEs on its app and online banking...

SMEs still have ambitious growth plans this summer

UK SMEs plan to increase their borrowing to capitalise on summer spending, according to...

A quarter of SMEs would shut instantly on key person death

26% of UK small businesses would have to shit immediately if a key person...

Aldermore unveils VAT loans for housebuilders and developers

Aldermore has launched VAT loans to cover the VAT due on land and property. The...

Lack of finance options stifling one-fifth of SMEs

19% of SMEs in the UK have missed a new opportunity in the past...

One Stop Business Finance appoints operations and risk director

Yorkshire-based SME alternative funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance, has appointed John Brown as...

Brexit affecting SMEs’ ability to deal with cashflow

44% of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 2.5m businesses, are struggling with cashflow as...

Reward Finance Group funds luxury furniture firm’s growth

Akula Living, which provides outdoor furniture to luxury hotels, cruise ships and hospitality venues,...

New specialist finance hires at White Oak UK

White Oak UK has announced a number of new hires to its specialist finance...
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Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...
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MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...
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The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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