SME finance

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge

Peer to peer business lending platform ArchOver is helping businesses to bridge the funding gap...

Over one-third of SMEs think UK should remain in Single Market

Confidence among the the country's smallest companies has recovered to 2015 levels, according to...

Lack of funding hitting UK SME finances

23% of SMEs, representing 1.27 million small and medium sized businesses across the UK, are...

Aldermore receives Enterprise Finance Guarantee accreditation

Aldermore has become an accredited provider under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee...

MBE Leeds Expo to hold FIBA debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

MarketInvoice reaches £2bn milestone

Business finance firm MarketInvoice has now advanced £2 billion worth of invoice finance and...

New SME funder backed by Aldermore

Simply Asset Finance, a new lender for the SME market, has received a £20m...

Positive Lending moves into unsecured business loans

Positive Lending has announced its launch into unsecured business loans with rates starting from...

Reward Finance adds four to team

Reward Finance Group has appointed four new people, having doubled its headcount to 20 in...

Investec rebrands Amicus Commercial Finance

Investec Bank has rebranded Amicus Commercial Finance as Investec Capital Solutions, which will provide...

BFS announces SME measures in wake of Carillion collapse

Specialist SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced  measures to support construction sector...

Bibby Financial Services appoints specialist director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Kash Ahmad as UK specialist director as it...

Aldermore finances cladding manufacturer

Aldermore has agreed a new finance facility with Architectural Profiles Limited (APL), a designer...

SME bosses optimistic about funding outlook

75% of of SMEs, representing 4.13 million small and medium sized businesses across 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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