SME finance

Time Finance strengthens regional growth strategy with new hire

Time Finance has appointed Tom Ludden as business development manager within its Invoice Finance...

Rural Asset Finance secures up to £120m funding

Specialist agricultural lender Rural Asset Finance has agreed a funding facility of up to...

InterBay expands offering with new owner occupier range and lower rates

InterBay, part of the OSB Group, has announced a raft of changes to its...

Reward Funding appoints NE business development director

Reward Funding has appointed Martyn Evans as business development director to lead its expansion...

Paragon supports £100m solar funding push for UK SMEs

A new £100 million funding facility from Paragon Bank is set to drive the...

Time Finance targets materials handling sector with senior appointment and strategic push

Time Finance has announced its entry into the materials handling sector as it looks...

Skipton Business Finance bolsters North West growth with senior hire

Skipton Business Finance has appointed Dan Grainger as regional sales director, in a move...

GC Business Finance reports record quarter for Start Up Loans

GC Business Finance has recorded its most successful quarter to date in the delivery...

Time Finance hires new head of operations as it targets £300m lending

Time Finance has appointed Bethan Holliday as head of operations in its asset finance...

Aldermore provides £25m for EV charging network expansion

Aldermore Bank has provided £25 million in funding to Osprey Charging as part of...

NatWest partners with Brickflow to deliver API-driven commercial property finance

NatWest has become the latest major UK lender to embrace embedded finance, following the...

Allica Bank to reward brokers for current account referrals

Allica Bank is extending its broker proposition by offering commission to brokers who successfully...

Skipton Business Finance backs Sheffield fragrance firm with invoice facility

Skipton Business Finance has extended a six-figure invoice finance facility to Sheffield-based SG Brands,...

SMEs welcome transport infrastructure boost as key to unlocking regional growth

The government’s £92 billion investment in road and rail projects across England has been...

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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