SME finance

SME funding options in the wake of Brexit

The never-ending churn of Brexit updates mean the only certainty right now is a...

Female SME business owners say they struggle to be taken seriously

17% of female bosses at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or 307,900 firms...

Assetz Capital breaks £700m SME lending barrier

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has now lent more than £700m to SMEs and property...

SME lender removes need for personal guarantees

Scottish Pacific Business Finance has announced that SMEs are now able to apply for...

CODE Investing makes board appointments

SME debt finance platform, CODE Investing, has appointed Borro chairman, John Allbrook, as a...

“Brexit linked downturn” looming for SMEs

The latest SME Confidence Tracker from Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has concluded that SMEs...

Reward Finance Group appoints managing director for Manchester office

Nick Smith, group sales and marketing director of Reward Finance Group, has been appointed...

Strong end to 2018 for Funding Circle

Funding Circle Holdings has reported full year revenue growth of 55% (excluding property), exceeding...

Bibby Financial Services hires BDM for South West England

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sue Pengelly as business development manager (BDM) for...

Yellow Stone Finance appoints senior client relationship manager

Mike Lawton is joining Yellow Stone Finance as senior client relationship manager. Lawton (pictured) has...

Assetz Capital boosts Yorkshire and Humber presence

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed David Reed to the position of regional relationship...

UK SMEs favour millennials for recruitment

50% of the bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK -...

BFS passes £100m in 2018 northern business funding

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided over £100m in funding in...

Adrian Payne re-joins Bibby Financial Services

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Adrian Payne as head of sales for the...

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...

Latest news

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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