SME finance

Business acquisitions hampered by funding issues

One-third of commercial finance brokers recently surveyed are finding it hard to source lenders...

Main sources of stress and anxiety for SME owners revealed

99% of small to medium-sized business owners have elements of their business that affect...

Budget stalling SME’s borrowing plans

Atom bank has found that SMEs' appetite for external funding is slowing down due...

Sirius Finance hires pair of senior associates

Sirius Finance has announced the recruitment of two new senior associates. Richard Crook has joined...

LHV Bank completes key refinancing deals

LHV Bank has facilitated two major refinancing deals introduced by Graham Chaston, managing director...

FOLK2FOLK appoints head of business development

FOLK2FOLK has announced Carlos Howard as its new head of business development. Howard (pictured) has over...

Commercial brokers report rising demand for complex loan solutions

Commercial finance brokers are seeing a significant rise in client requests to support more...

Assetz Capital structures £9.9m Leicester hotel deal with Atom bank

Assetz Capital has structured a funding package of £9.95m facility for VOCO Leicester Hotel...

New branding and strategic direction for Reward Funding

Reward Funding has refreshed its brand identity and unveiled a new strategic direction, with...

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...

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Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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The Right Mortgage launches ‘Opportunity Insights’ podcast series

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled a new podcast series aimed at...

Fleet Mortgages adds new products alongside rate and fee cuts

Fleet Mortgages has announced a raft of changes to its fixed-rate buy-to-let range, including...

Foundation Home Loans adds larger loans and 80% LTV options to Specials range

Foundation Home Loans has overhauled its buy-to-let Specials range, raising loan limits, introducing new...

RAW Capital Partners refinances London property to help borrower exit receivership

RAW Capital Partners has completed a buy-to-let mortgage for an international client to enable...