Each year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spark a global sales frenzy, with the latter being the biggest online shopping day on record in 2024. According to Adobe’s online shopping forecast for the 2025 holiday season, online sales in the U.S. alone are expected to surpass $250bn this year. But according to Chargebacks911, a global leader […]
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) shows a slight softening in intermediary confidence at the end of Q3 2025, with the timing of the Budget. The typical intermediary placed 92 mortgage cases in the 12 months to September, marginally below Q2’s average of 94. Bank of England data shows […]
Sally Veitch has joined the Board of specialist lender Afin Bank as an Independent non-executive director (INED). Veitch has a wealth of experience in financial services, including current Board positions with SME lender LHV Bank and mortgage provider Perenna. She previously had NED roles with Tipton & Coseley Building Society, Redwood Bank and Market Harborough […]
As the UK simplifies regulations, businesses must modernise how they handle compliance, and that starts with corporate digital identity. Rachel Reeves announced at a regional investment summit in Birmingham plans to scrap needless form-filling, cutting red tape for businesses. This latest government initiative to reduce regulatory burdens has sparked widespread uncertainty, starting discussions on how companies can […]
Metrocentre, one of the most extensive multi-use destinations in Europe, announces the approval of a £70m refinancing with Lloyds which will complete on Tuesday 18 November. The refinancing will lower Metrocentre’s cost of capital and provide additional headroom for capital expenditure and working capital requirements, enabling it to build on its successful investment programme to […]
Growth in the used car market is good news given it is where most drivers buy their next vehicle – but their choice ultimately depends on thriving new car demand. SMMT’s latest data is positive all round, therefore, showing more than two million used cars changed hands between July and September – representing the highest Q3 volume since 2021 […]
Following new data from RICS highlighting an ongoing shortage of qualified surveyors across the UK, e.surv Chartered Surveyors is calling on the wider property and finance industries to take collective action in addressing recruitment and accessibility challenges within the profession. The shortage of surveyors has been a longstanding concern, with many firms facing an aging […]
Oversupply in the UK property market is creating downward pressure on prices, Home.co.uk’s House Price Index for November is warning. Even the formerly top-performing northern regions are now showing sub-inflation growth. The key driver there was buy-to-let investment but, with negative capital gains in real terms and rents now sliding, investment impetus will inevitably wane. […]
Gilts, bonds and the pound are reacting with force as investors confront a Budget process that looks increasingly unstable, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The market’s verdict carries a familiar edge, drawing direct comparisons with the turbulence that engulfed the UK during the Truss ‘mini Budget’ crisis. […]
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has acquired Arc & Co Structured Finance Limited (Arc & Co) as it continues to expand its national offering. Headquartered in London, Arc & Co provides FCA-regulated financial advisory services to UK and international clients in the real estate sector. Since 2008, it has built a reputation as one of […]
