SME finance

Redwood Bank appoints CCO

Redwood Bank has bolstered its executive team ahead of proposed reverse takeover. John Eastgate, who...

Reward Finance provides its largest loan to date

A Yorkshire-based property company, which specialises in buying homes for cash in seven days,...

Reparo Finance launches digital portal to fast-track submissions

SME lender, Reparo Finance, has launched a new digital portal to improve the deal...

Time Finance hires regional sales manager

Time Finance has welcomed Paul Rooney as regional sales manager in its vendor finance...

Funding Circle and Atom bank embark on new lending partnership

Funding Circle and Atom bank have announced a new lending partnership that will provide...

Allica Bank offers asset finance discount for electric vehicle switch

Allica Bank has launched a new £10m fund to support businesses with the purchase...

SMEs showing increased appetite for external funding

Atom bank’s ‘SME Pulse’ survey for Q3 2023 has revealed that over half (54%)...

Cash flow is the leading challenge for SME business owners

Millbrook Business Finance has published the results of its latest survey of SME business...

Rising costs causing SMEs to lose productivity

SMEs are sacrificing growth opportunities as they deal with escalating costs and underwhelming productivity....

Suros Capital reports major rise in business enquiries

Suros Capital has reported a 40% rise in enquiries this year about business purposes...

Growth opportunities for Scottish hospitality sector

Opportunities in the hospitality sector in Scotland still remain for businesses to expand and...

Reward Finance Group secures increased funding facility

Reward Finance Group has secured an additional £50m to its credit line from the...

Atom bank provides £1m commercial loan to classic car restoration specialist

Atom bank has provided a £1m commercial loan for Hampshire-based classic cars restoration and...

Banks “appear to be retreating” from lending to SMEs

43% of UK SMEs say their need for external finance has increased compared to...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Latest news

London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

Twenty7tec to address ‘burning issues’ in webinars

Twenty7tec has launched a new webinar series, bringing together industry figures to debate the...