New research from Aldermore bank reveals the Covid-19 pandemic has caused half (51%) of SME decision makers to change their business savings habits. This change in habit was more evident among larger sized SMEs with three quarters (77%) of SMEs with 50 to 99 employees citing a change in savings habits, compared to two in […]
HPD LendScape, a leading international secured lending platform vendor, today announces it has partnered with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to launch UAE’s National Supply Chain Finance (SCF) platform, giving UAE businesses improved access to working capital, particularly as they cope with the added pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. SCF solutions enable suppliers to gain quicker […]
Landbay, one of the UK’s leading specialist buy-to-let lenders, today announces its partnership with Primis Mortgage Network, one of the largest mortgage and protection networks in the UK. As a result of the partnership, Primis’ brokers and their landlord clients will be able to access Landbay’s wide range of both mainstream and specialist buy-to-let mortgage […]
Traditional High street brands that have been struggling due to Covid 19 need to partner with those who have embraced technology, say leading tax and advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg Daniel Burke, a partner at the firm said:” It’s either that or they are likely to fail. There is an accelerating shift in power which was […]
Small Business Prices has created a study looking at the best industries for apprentices. The data analyses the number of apprenticeship starts and completions for different courses, the best and worst salaries offered in each industry, as well as the top-rated companies for apprenticeships. It also examines the impact Covid-19 has had on apprenticeships and […]
Following reports that many financial institutions have cut access to the state-backed loans, even though the scheme has been extended until the end of next November, Purbeck Insurance Services, provider of the UK’s only Personal Guarantee Insurance, has seen applications for Personal Guarantee Insurance for new business loans, double in the space of three weeks […]
Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let lender, has lowered rates for standard and specialist buy-to-let products as the market continues to grow. Zephyr’s new rates start at 3.14% for a two-year, fixed-rate, standard property buy-to-let mortgage and at 3.44% for a standard, five-year, fixed-rate loan. The lender’s rates for new build and flats above commercial property […]
Colin Haig, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to the government’s announcement that it will bring in new laws requiring pre-pack administration sales to be independently scrutinised: “Having agreed that it should be mandatory for sales to connected party purchasers in pre-packs to be referred for an independent opinion, we broadly welcome […]
Covering the five weeks 30 August – 03 October 2020 According to BRC-ShopperTrak data: Year-on-year UK Footfall decreased by 30.1% in September, with only a 4.7 percentage point improvement from August. This remains below the longer-term 12-month average decline of 30.3%. Footfall on high streets declined by 36.9% year on year. They were the most […]
Arbuthnot Latham has provided more than £23m of refinancing to help the private real estate investment firm, Castleforge Partners with current and future value-add opportunities. Since it was founded in 2010 by Brandon Hollihan and Michael Kovacs, Castleforge Partners has invested over £1bn throughout the UK and Europe and has consistently generated returns above expectations […]
