According to new data from Savills, Rotterdam is the most attractive port in Europe for logistics investment, coming in ahead of Barcelona, Valencia, Antwerp and Hamburg. Rotterdam, which has come top of the Savills European Port Logistics Opportunity Index (EPLOI), is one of the key gateways for goods into continental Europe, creating significant occupier demand […]
Lawrence Stephens Solicitors has become the latest professional organisation to become an associate member of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). Lawrence Stephens is a leading law firm with a focus on providing specialist real estate and secured lending advice, amongst other areas of expertise, which include corporate and commercial, banking and commercial litigation. […]
HBL today declared a consolidated profit before tax of Rs 28.9BN for the year ended 31 December 2019, a growth of 34% over 2018. Earnings per share increased to Rs 10.45 compared to Rs 8.22 in 2018. Along with the results, the Board declared a dividend of Rs 1.25 per share (12.5%), bringing the total […]
Metro Bank today announces that the Board has appointed Dan Frumkin as chief executive officer (CEO) with immediate effect, subject to regulatory approval. Dan Frumkin has been serving as Metro Bank’s interim CEO since 1 January 2020 having joined the Company in September 2019 as chief transformation officer. Dan, 55, most recently spent eight years […]
Only weeks after ‘product-less’ lender, Octane Capital, announced it was lowering rates on its larger bridging, developer exit and refurbishment loans by as much as 2% per annum following its annual risk review, it has now reconstructed its entire refurbishment proposition. With immediate effect, Octane will increase the level of works permitted from 50% up […]
Inotec AMD, a fast-growing medtech business that has developed an innovative device to heal and treat complex chronic wounds, has secured £7m in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures. The business has developed Natrox, a cutting-edge product that uses pure humidified oxygen to treat a range of chronic wounds, from diabetic and venous ulcers […]
In February, the number of registered investors on the European P2P platform Robo.cash reached 10,000. Remarkably, last year the geographical distribution of its users changed significantly, due to a large influx of investors from Bulgaria, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Currently, the P2P investment platform Robo.cash serves users across the EU and Switzerland. The five largest […]
The House Crowd, which specialises in peer-to-peer development and bridging loans, has created its Auto-Invest model which offers three varying levels of risk and reward, including target returns of 5%, 6% and 7% over a minimum 12-month term, with the option to compound the returns. The new investment model mitigates the risk of investment for […]
Registration has opened for the NACFB Commercial Finance Expo 2020. The biggest industry event of the year returns to Hall 3A at Birmingham’s NEC on Wednesday 17th June 2020 from 9:30am until 4:30pm. The NACFB Expo remains the largest event of its kind in the UK and the best place for finance intermediaries to network […]
London’s landlords are failing to call the bottom of the market, unaware that discounts of 20% are already being achieved, property experts James Pendleton reveal today. The price behaviour that landlords are seeing on the property portals doesn’t tell the full story. In fact, incredible discounts are already being netted by proactive landlords seeking out […]
