Business advisory firm Quantuma appointed Philippa Robinson as a director in its corporate finance team. Philippa joins Quantuma after qualifying with KPMG to become a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. In her role at KPMG, she spent time on both the corporate tax and Corporate Finance teams. With over […]
A family-run hotelier has secured jobs and is helping to support its local community during the coronavirus shutdown, thanks to the support of a five-figure finance package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Walker & Williams will use the funding to support cashflow and help secure jobs for all of its 50 team members, based at […]
A suite of insolvency reforms is ‘ready to go’ on to the statute books, says Andrew Tate, former president of R3, the restructuring trade body, and head of restructuring at accountants and business advisers Kreston Reeves. The proposals were first proposed and consulted on in 2016 when Andrew Tate was president of R3 and mothballed […]
It is hard to believe that VW’s up! model is nudging nine years of age and a surprised Iain Robertson suggests that even priced just shy of £16k, in terms of fun-per-mile and fun-per-Pound, the GTi three-door (five are available) is virtually unbeatable. Although I never had a big brother, I was one to my […]
The Lakes Distillery, a whisky maker with an artistic ethos, has received a £3.5 million asset-based lending facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to help it triple the number of litres of alcohol it produces per annum. Founded in 2011, the distillery is housed in a renovated 1850’s Victorian farmstead. Nestled on the shore […]
Yorkshire based SME funding specialist One Stop Business Finance has expanded its client servicing team with the appointment of Carey Scargill as business development manager for South and West Yorkshire. Carey joins OSBF from Shawbrook Bank, where she was a new business analyst, and brings with her more than seven years’ experience from across the […]
Aldermore has today confirmed it will be decreasing variable mortgage rates by 0.65% following the Bank of England’s decision to decrease the Bank Base Rate by 0.75% to 0.25% on 11 March, and then to 0.10% on 19 March. Customers with mortgages linked to the Bank of England Base Rate (BBR) will decrease by 0.50% […]
UK Finance is warning consumers to be on the lookout for “smishing” text message scams from criminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak. Smishing is when criminals use text messages impersonating other organisations to trick people into giving away their personal and financial information or money. These scam texts often claim to be from government departments, banks […]
In the coming months, sectors severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis will understandably be looking for as much support as possible to get back on their feet. Whilst a lot of government support has already been made available, another avenue companies may choose to explore is securing funding through foreign direct investment (FDI). To showcase […]
Landlords across the UK are experiencing substantial rental yields as scarcity of properties on the market continues to push up rents, according to property website Home.co.uk. Its figures show that the lettings market has 15% less stock than a year ago. The lack of available homes for renters is particularly pronounced in London, where the […]
