Just Cashflow is now providing a £10,000 flexible finance facility to businesses that qualify for its new business account in response to the record numbers of SME start-ups. Analysis of Companies House data shows over 770,000 new businesses were set up in 2020, an annual increase of over 13%. There was a particularly strong surge […]
Receiving its first funding round, Lazy Flora is looking to build a new e-commerce platform and increase its marketing – bringing handpicked plants straight to its customers’ doors. Nottingham-based, Lazy Flora, has secured £500,000 from venture capital firm, Midven, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) in a deal that will create over 20 new jobs over the […]
Enra Specialist Finance has revealed its quarterly results for Q1 2021 reporting record results across all areas of the business from broking to lending. Under the West One lending brand, completions levels rose to £309m in Q1, up 37% on the same quarter last year at £225m. On a consolidated basis, Enra posted a top […]
Landwood Group has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate member. Landwood Group are experts in property and plant and machinery providing services in recovery and valuation, asset management, project and building consultancy and property auctions. It has a team of chartered surveyors across offices […]
Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited (“ASFL”), the short-term property finance arm of Arbuthnot Latham, has completed a £1.25m refinancing facility for a property development and investment firm. Specialist commercial finance brokerage, 2XL Commercial Finance, approached ASFL on behalf of their existing client who needed refinancing for 16 flats. The client purchased the property when it was […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Woodbridge Pharmacy in Suffolk. Woodbridge Pharmacy is a popular community pharmacy which dispenses an average of 6,323 items per month and also sells high end perfumes and cosmetics. The business is centrally positioned on the main high street in the affluent and picturesque […]
Recognise Bank (“Recognise”), the UK’s newest SME Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Damian Trussler as head of savings and payments. Damian will lead the launch of the Bank’s personal savings products once the full banking licence is granted and then also develop the suite of business savings accounts which will follow later […]
New Major Recruitment office opens in Sittingbourne, Kent today following the opening of new branches in Norwich and Leicester as demand for staff in ecommerce, healthcare, food, logistics, pharma and life sciences remains strong Business has moved its corporate banking relationship to Santander as it plans to open a further 15 offices in the next […]
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has partnered with Iress to deliver an integrated research platform that will enable brokers to source by affordability, rate, criteria and even current service levels. The integration, which will be launched later in April, means that brokers will be able to source products using Iress’ mortgage sourcing software from within MBT. […]
Time Finance are pleased to announce that Matt Harding is taking up a relationship manager role within their invoice finance division. Matt brings over 10 years’ commercial finance experience to the role. Starting his career as a client relationship manager, Matt was responsible for building personal and supportive relationships with invoice finance clients. More recently […]
