Dundee based McGill’s residential development and home building arm, McGill Homes, were today notified that their project to convert the former Department for Work and Pensions Building on Dundee’s Gellatly Street into residential properties, had been granted full planning permission by Dundee City Council. McGill announced their decision to revive the home building arm after […]
West One has relaunched its buy-to-let and second charges products, with new rates and criteria to support borrowers as the economy emerges from lockdown. The specialist property finance lender continued to lend strongly through the lockdown period and is now revamping its product set, to meet the needs of borrowers in a fast-changing market environment. […]
Leading self-invested pension specialist (SIPP), Curtis Banks, has secured a £30m finance facility to acquire Dunstan Thomas Holdings Limited (DTG), a fintech specialist. The facility from Santander UK, marks a significant acquisition for Curtis Banks bringing together the very latest financial technology with market leading SIPP and SSAS products and services. This latest funding also […]
Castle Business Finance has been purchased out of administration and will be led by Maurice Ezekiel and his team. The business is being rebranded as Castlebridge Finance and will trade from new offices in Gloucester marking a strategic shift change in direction and heralding a refreshed and revitalised approach to meeting clients needs. The purchase […]
London: Multi-specialist bank Leumi UK has appointed Roy Shilo as head of commercial finance. With over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Roy has held positions at both Bank Leumi USA and Bank Leumi Israel, before joining Leumi UK in July 2019. In his new role, Roy will lead Leumi UK’s commercial finance […]
ICON Corporate Finance, which recently advised mobile money provider Beyonic on its sale to MSF Africa, believes that despite the turmoil of the Covid-19 pandemic and IMF forecast that Africa’s economy is likely to contract by 3.2% this year, the fintech sector remains a key driver of the region’s economic growth. The World Bank projects […]
An award-winning central London salon and hairdressing academy is back open for business following the support of a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. Covent Garden-based Ena Salon closed its doors to customers and had to furlough its 50-strong team back in March. The £200,000 loan, made via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), meant […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is delighted to announce the sale of the Jones Convenience Store in Shepton Mallett, Somerset. The Jones Convenience Store is a sizable freehold store with a three-bedroom owner’s flat above. It is situated in the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet, approximately 18 miles south of Bristol and five […]
Research has shown that UK small and medium businesses are owed as much as £50bn in late payments at any one time, with the situation only likely to get worse in the current climate. In response to this late payment epidemic, today sees the launch of itsettled, an automated, proven and legally compliant process for […]
Bottomline (NASDAQ:EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes business payments simple, smart and secure, today announced the launch of Pay Direct. This new Open Banking payment initiation service gives companies a more efficient and cost-effective way to receive online payment from customers. With the introduction of Open Banking, innovative financial applications are coming […]
