Despite workloads across the UK’s construction and infrastructure sector stabilising for year end, uncertainty over the next stages of Brexit is still holding back investment, according to the results of the Q4 2019 RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. This quarter, workloads continue to rise with 12% more respondents seeing a rise in workloads rather […]
Two years after opening, and a year after winning £10,000 in a business finance competition, Barnes-based brewery Jeffersons has demonstrated how a thorough understanding of a niche market, intelligent business planning, and access to funding are the key ingredients to help a small business to flourish. The £10,000 win came from a social media competition […]
Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has entered the new decade in style with seven new clients signed in December and £126m funds in use. Despite a turbulent year for SMEs across the UK, IGF’s funds in use have continued to grow at pace. Of the seven new asset-based lending (ABL) clients signed in December, three are […]
Praetura Asset Finance, a leading independent asset finance funder based in the North West, has recorded its most successful year ever. 2019 saw the business write more deals, provide more funding and work in partnership with more brokers than ever before. The consultant lender saw growth in five out of the six regions of the […]
Liberis has successfully closed a £32m funding round in its largest equity capital fundraise to date. This investment represents the company’s first institutional equity fundraise and was led by FTV Capital – a growth equity firm with a successful track record of supporting high-growth financial services and technology companies. Liberis is backed by Blenheim Chalcot, […]
The UK economy is missing out on a vital boost as new research reveals small-and-medium sized businesses (SME) are sitting on £86bn of dormant cash in current accounts paying little or no interest. Shawbrook Bank’s inaugural SME Savings Monitor reveals this is also causing smaller firms to miss out on billions of pounds in interest. […]
Income returns will remain the overarching theme for real estate investment in 2020. Offices in core city markets will be a focus for investors, but with opportunities scarce and yields at record lows, many will be forced to look elsewhere. Alternatives, such as student housing, multifamily, co-living and data centres are increasingly becoming mainstream. These […]
The online retail sector seen the largest jump of all 237 UK business sectors in the number of new businesses created over the last five years, says Growthdeck, the private equity investment firm. The number of new online retail businesses opening per year tripled to 25,675 in 2018 from 7,720 in 2013. Growthdeck says whilst […]
‘Product-less’ lender, Octane Capital, today announced it has reduced its risk rating given the improved outlook for the UK property market and broader political stability following the December general election result. As a result, and with immediate effect, the lender will be lowering rates on its larger bridging, developer exit and refurbishment loans by as […]
Government could be doing more to ensure that its activities to support businesses are aligned and well-co-ordinated, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). The NAO has published two reports today. The first, Business support schemes, looks at the management of the support government, particularly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), provides […]
