Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of two popular pharmacies in Maryport, Cumbria, to Healthcare Medical Limited. The pharmacies – trading as Alneburgh Pharmacy and H S Dobie Chemist – are in Maryport, a town on the west coast of Cumbria six miles north of Workington. Alneburgh Pharmacy is located […]
Together, one of the UK’s leading specialist loan providers, has completed its first small balance commercial mortgage backed securitisation. The £200mTogether Asset Backed Securitisation. 2021 – CRE1 plc is supported by a portfolio of first and second charge mortgages secured against small value commercial, residential and mixed use properties in England, Wales and Scotland. It […]
Award winning digital consultancy, Olive Jar Digital, is preparing for growth following a significant £6m investment by IW Capital. Northampton-based Olive Jar specialises in digital transformation projects, helping businesses move away from laborious, manual and paper-based processes. Utilising a mixture of data, software and artificial intelligence (AI) capability, the firm builds efficient user-friendly systems and […]
SME funding provider Accelerated Payments today announced a collaboration with invoice finance company Optimum Finance to better service SMEs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. 2020 has been a challenging year for many SMEs across all sectors and as the government support schemes for Covid-19 come to an end, more companies will be actively seeking alternative forms of finance to […]
UK manufacturers are suffering a triple whammy of lower sales, sharply lower profits, and a painful cash squeeze, according to the new UK Manufacturing Barometer from specialist consultancy Insider Pro, which helps companies build effective and resilient supply chains. Insider Pro has analysed the accounts of 1,457 small and medium-sized manufacturers employing 2.7m makers, around […]
Landbay, Europe’s fastest-growing buy-to-let lender, today launches the UK’s lowest five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage. The new rate is just 2.99% and it is available up to 50% LTV on standard properties with loan sizes up to £1m. Paul Brett, managing director of Landbay intermediaries, said, “This is the only five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage […]
Business advisory firm Quantuma has acted as lead advisor to digital content platform and publisher Dezeen on its sale to Danish media company JP/Politikens Hus Media Group (JPP). The deal, which will preserve Dezeen’s editorial independence, will help to drive the brand’s ambitious growth plans, while retaining its position as the world’s most popular and […]
A socially-minded technology company set to transform the travel experiences of those with reduced mobility has secured £2.3m in a funding round led by Blackfinch and Praetura Ventures. Transreport, which has offices in London and Glasgow, has designed an app that helps rail passengers with disabilities and mobility restrictions by better enabling rail operators and […]
New research from investment holding company MBH Corporation shows nearly one in 10 people (9%) plan to take a caravan holiday in the UK for the first time this year as tourists worry about potential Covid-19 risks when on vacation. That is three times the number who took a UK caravan holiday for the first-time […]
UK business optimism rose to its the highest since 2015, fuelled by the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, according to the Accenture/ IHS Markit UK Business Outlook. More than six times as many UK private sector firms (68%) expect an increase in business activity during the year ahead as those that forecast a reduction […]
