Now is a good time to invest in business according to the latest survey by alternative finance provider, Time Finance. The survey found that 100% of businesses and financial intermediaries agreed that investing in business to recover and move forward should be happening now. The survey also found that businesses were intending to focus investment […]
Upflow has raised $15m to revolutionize how B2B companies get paid. The company provides a SaaS solution that enables companies to radically modernize their entire cash-cycle, and effortlessly collect customer payments. Upflow now processes more than $200m worth of invoices a month, for over 1.5m transacting companies. The funding round includes participation from 9yards Capital and existing investor […]
A mum-of-three from Lancashire has added a second pre-school nursery to her portfolio following financial backing from Unity Trust Bank. Victoria Adams established Teddy Towers in Leyland in 2016 and following a £345,000 refinance loan from Unity, has acquired Toddlers in Whitefield. Her ethos is to inspire, develop and really engage with children, and both […]
Together Financial Services Limited (“Together” or the “Group”), one of the UK’s leading mortgage and specialist loan providers, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its second public small balance commercial real estate mortgage backed securitisation (“CRE MBS”). The £249m Together Asset Backed Securitisation 2021 – CRE2 plc (“CRE2”) has an advance rate of […]
Leading Thames Valley law firms Gardner Leader and Clark Holt, Commercial Solicitors have agreed terms for a merger which will see the creation of a £12m turnover firm with offices in Swindon, Newbury, Thatcham, Maidenhead, Windsor and London. The combined firm, operating under the Gardner Leader brand, will see its staff numbers increase to nearly 160 with […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) has begun offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities of up to £10m, supporting access to finance for businesses as they recover and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic. RLS facilities are available through UTB’s development finance, structured property finance, bridging finance and asset finance divisions. The facilities, offered in partnership with HM […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Cosy Cottage Nursery School in Edinburgh. Cosy Cottage Nursery School is a reputable children’s day nursery with effective operating capacity for up to 35 children aged 0 to 5-years-old. The nursery is located in the east of Edinburgh, just off Willowbrae Road and […]
VAS Audit has completed live auditing and assurance services on over £200m worth of valuations, comprising of 500 separate reviews, for Signature Property Finance. In total the business, part of the leading multi-faceted valuation market specialists VAS Group, has undertaken circa 15 audits per month which spans across over 60 different surveyors at an average […]
New research out today from Smart Money People has found that broker satisfaction with mortgage lenders has increased by 2.5% from 77.8% to 80.3% in the last six months, although overall satisfaction has not yet recovered to the peak seen in H1 2020 of 82.70%. Smart Money People is the leading financial services customer review […]
Key findings: High Street banks HSBC (-41), Lloyds (-40), Barclays (-24) and Natwest (-59) fall far below the sector average due to a failure to meet a variety of ESG challenges including limited adaptability due to scale in a COVID world and branch closures, and the concern for the elderly and vulnerable being left without […]
