This year Easter was in April, while last year it was in March. This calendar change distorts the year-on-year sales comparisons – resulting in an artificially higher April, but lower March sales growth. In addition to April results, we also report the combined results for March and April to negate this distortion, presenting a clearer […]
Chetwood Bank has proudly announced that it has surpassed £4bn in total customer deposits across the bank’s savings products and flows from distribution partners. This marks a major milestone in the bank’s rapid growth and continued commitment to savers across the UK. Chetwood Bank has focused on delivering reliable, competitive savings products to customers across […]
More than 90% of specialist lenders are looking to renew, amend or increase their debt facilities within the next two years as demand to finance growing loan books booms, according to the Interpath Specialist Lender Survey. Meanwhile, more than half of those lenders are considering a full or partial exit within the next five years […]
An Edinburgh start-up is making a major impact in communities after accessing support from Business Gateway. Blast Boxing, a community interest company, aims to improve mental and physical wellbeing through accessible boxing classes and one-to-one sessions. Designed to help locals get fit, have fun and learn core boxing skills, the sessions take place in a […]
The Bank of England’s quarter-point interest rate cut alongside a landmark US-UK trade deal, are welcome developments, according to Fenton Burgin, Debt Advisory partner at S&W. British businesses still face considerable challenges, he says, but they should be ready to “pivot to growth”. The rate change alone was unlikely to alter fortunes, according to Burgin. “UK […]
A temporary easing of trade tensions between the United States and China announced last Monday will set global financial markets in motion, offering a rare and welcome jolt of optimism after months of uncertainty. This is the analysis from Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group, following details of a breakthrough struck in […]
Robert Salter, a director at Blick Rothenberg said: “The ‘General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal’ agreement released on 9 May is not a win for the UK auto industry.” He added: “While a 10% tariff is clearly better than the […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “There’s a swell of confidence at the start of the week. Hopes are high for significant deal between the US and China after fruitful weekend negotiations. The FTSE 100 has a spring in its step in early trade, with European bourses also seeing optimism spread. Progress […]
As the UK commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day last week, it was apt that the country also forged closer ties with two long-standing partners, the US and India. In turbulent times, and given the export-led nature of the UK sector, stable trade relationships are a pre-requisite for the industry to succeed globally. The […]
Gatehouse Bank has today announced various rental rate reductions of up to 0.27% across its range of Buy-to-Let (BTL) Purchase Plans available for UK Expats and International Residents. Today’s changes have been applied on standard and green two-year and five-year fixed term products, with two-year fixed term products seeing a rental rate* reduction of 0.26% […]
