SME finance

Q&A: Conor McDermott, LHV Bank

BestAdvice fires the questions at Conor McDermott, director of SME Lending at LHV Bank. BestAdvice...

LHV Bank makes lending director appointments

LHV Bank has appointed three new lending directors to its lending team. The appointments are...

Commercial brokers report increased demand for business loans

31% of commercial finance brokers have seen a growing shift among clients towards business...

Time Finance makes changes to senior management roles

Time Finance has announced changes to the roles of three of its senior management...

Late payments to SMEs on the rise

More that 3.6 million (72%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have some form of...

Cumberland BS becomes NACFB patron

The Cumberland Building Society has become a patron of the National Association of Commercial...

LHV Bank provides £3.6m commercial investment loan

LHV Bank has recently completed a £3.6 million commercial investment loan to help the...

Reward Finance provides £530k facility for AI development

Law365, a Tunbridge-Wells law firm specialising in commercial and employment law primarily within technology...

Time Finance launches graduate recruitment programme

Time Finance has announced the launch of a new 12-month Fast Track Graduate Recruitment...

LHV Bank doubles size of loan book

LHV Bank's UK lending portfolio now totals £140 million. At the end of 2023, the...

Redwood Bank makes BDM promotion

Redwood Bank has promoted Sam Taylor to the role of business development manager (BDM)...

Geo-energy firm secures £500k funding

A Leeds-based firm dedicated to locating subsurface energy and mineral resources to reduce the...

DF Capital secures further British Business Bank funding

The British Business Bank has agreed a second portfolio increase of £100m to specialist...

British Business Bank launches Growth Guarantee Scheme

Details have been published about the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme, the Growth...
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Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed through Parliament. As a result of the destruction during WWII, this...

Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

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New CEO of Simplybiz announced

Fintel has announced the appointment of Tom Hegarty as the new CEO of Simplybiz,...
SME finance

Profits up at Skipton Business Finance

Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has posted a 13% rise in pre-tax profits to £10.8...
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Rockstead appoints senior BDM to bolster proposition

Rockstead has announced that Tony Botteley has been appointed as a senior business development...
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Market Harborough grows mortgage book by £66m

Market Harborough Building Society has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.4m for 2024. The specialist...

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