New restrictions and the continued effects of lockdown have meant that many people are reconsidering the London-centric view of business, entrepreneurship and investment. July and August saw house prices in London fall, despite a record month of property sales across the country, as lockdown fuelled an exodus to commuter towns and more rural areas. Investment […]
Representatives from some of world’s leading finance businesses, including Goldman Sachs, Fidelity International, Standard Chartered Bank, American Express and BNY Mellon have been named in the top ranks of the prestigious annual INvolve HERoes Women Role Model Lists, supported by Yahoo Finance. Individuals from the finance world make up almost one third (31%) of the […]
Pepper Money has reduced buy-to-let rates by up to 40 bps as part of the lender’s ongoing commitment to developing and improving its proposition. The new rates apply across Pepper Money’s buy-to-let range, which is available to individuals as well as limited companies and from first-time landlords to portfolio investors. The biggest reduction is on […]
Barclays Business Banking has today announced that it will be the first High Street bank to partner with Propel, a specialist asset finance provider, to offer equipment and vehicle finance via an online platform to one million of their small and medium sized (SME) customers. The bank’s UK wide network of 1,100 relationship managers will […]
Metro Bank has announced a new partnership with Enterprise Nation, a leading provider of advice and expertise to small businesses in the UK. The new collaboration offers a range of benefits for Metro Bank’s business customers, including a year’s free membership to Enterprise Nation which would usually cost £99. This will provide an array of […]
House builders north of the border are calling on the Scottish government to step up new builds to 25,000 a year and to include more private homes. Homes for Scotland, HfS, the country’s housebuilding trade body, is unhappy that the government’s current targets are predominantly for social rent. Chief executive Nicola Barclay wants the government […]
Specialist finance trade body, FIBA, has reported a 50% increase in membership numbers since the beginning of the lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak. Launched in January 2018 with the backing of Simplybiz Group, the outsourced regulatory and business support services provider, FIBA has grown membership numbers every month since opening its […]
Hope Capital has announced a further boost to its growing underwriting team with the promotion of Joanne McGillicuddy to senior underwriter, and the new appointment of Keiran Holmes as underwriter. Jo initially joined Hope Capital as an underwriter in 2018. Her promotion comes on the back of a record summer for the lender. It also […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$5m Murabaha Financing Facility in favour of Bank of Maldives to support the Bank’s private sector businesses, particularly SMEs importing raw materials from the international markets. Bank of Maldives is the first partner institution in the Maldives […]
Small and medium sized businesses in the West Midlands can find out more about the thousands of HS2 contracts on offer at an online regional summit next month. An estimated 400,000 supply chain contracts are expected to be up for grabs during construction of the high speed rail line between London and Birmingham covering a […]
