SME finance

Recruitment firm expands permanent placements with £350k funding boost

A Bishop’s Stortford-based recruitment company, specialising in the construction and civil engineering sectors, is...

NACFB impact report highlights brokers’ vital role in SME finance

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released its annual impact report,...

Arc & Co. arranges £27.5m Coutts loan for airport hotel refinancing

Arc & Co. recently arranged a £27.5m facility to refinance the Bristol Airport Hampton...

£50m+ in Start Up Loans provided to NW female entrepreneurs

The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has provided more than 5,820 loans,...

Record high for challenger and specialist bank lending

Challenger and specialist banks’ share of gross lending is the highest on record -...

SME sale and refinancing ambitions being dented by unfavourable performance data

Research by strategic advisory firm K3 Advantage indicates that economic challenges have led to...

Time Finance provides multi-product funding to engineering firm

Time Finance has provided a specialist £650k asset-based lending facility to engineering firm, SpeedFlex,...

Reward Funding secures £360m facility to drive growth

SME finance provider Reward Funding has completed a £360 million refinancing deal as part...

Reward Funding creates head of partnerships role

Reward Funding has appointed Adrian Stalley as its first head of partnerships. Stalley (pictured, centre)...

Majority of UK SMEs overlook independent finance options

A new survey by independent lender Time Finance has revealed that nearly 60% of...

Reward Funding provides £3.4m facility for Greenwich acquisition

A London-based property investment company has expanded its property portfolio, after securing a £3.4m...

Q&A: George Chipperfield, LHV Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at George Chipperfield, lending director at LHV Bank. Mortgage Soup...

Skipton Business Finance finances recycled plastic baling firm

Skipton Business Finance has provided six-figure support for a Lancashire-based company that has developed...

Time Finance welcomes BDM to invoice finance team

Time Finance has appointed Jamie O’Neill as an invoice finance business development manager (BDM). O'Neill...

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Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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Landlords turn to remortgaging as demand for property improvements rises

The number of landlords remortgaging to release funds for property improvements has surged over...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

Fleet Mortgages trims HMO and MUFB rates across 75% LTV range

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on its 75% loan-to-value HMO and multi-unit freehold block...