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The facts about business lending
The world of business finances has changed in the past 10 years. The traditional lenders have continued to be stalwarts of the industry, but the demands of the client have progressed.
Both trading businesses and property investors are seeing opportunities to grow. The demand is for quicker funding, quicker answers and for the whole process to be straightforward.
There are still myths about commercial lending and access to business finance, just try not to believe too many of them.
Trading history, credit standing or needing money for a particular purpose can all be OK.
It can be quick, it can be painless and we can show you your options without any commitment.
know the options
A recent survey showed 80 percent of businesses were unaware of the finance options available to them
alternatives
48 percent of small business lending is now done outside the big 5 banks
property finance
56 percent of property investors intend to expand this year. The majority will do so as limited companies
speed
70 percent of companies said speed of decision was their number one priority. Getting an answer and funds quickly
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latest news and blogs
The Impact of a Payment Holiday
The Impact of Taking a Payment Holiday This is an excerpt from The Money Advice Service about mortgage holidays; You can apply for a mortgage payment holiday of up to three months, where you take a temporary break from paying your mortgage All well and good. But, there is an impact, the unintended consequence as
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Financing Agriculture & Farming
Financing Agriculture & Farming Financing the agricultural sector is difficult and many traditional sources of finance have disappeared. Farmers now need to find new sources of capital to sustain, grow and improve their businesses at a time when many farmers are looking to diversify or seek alternative sources of income. The pressure on the agriculture
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Small Business Bounce Back Loans
Small Business Bounce Back Loans Does anyone remember when the Chancellor used to present a budget once (or twice) a year then rarely be seen again? The only picture of a Chancellor used to be an extended arm holding a red box, followed an hour later by petrol, beer and wine costing you more at
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Furlough Payments – Funding The Delay
Furlough Payments – Funding The Delay The HMRC portal for furlough payments opened this week and saw 140,000 applications inside the first 24 hours. With the delay between the launching of the furlough initiative and the application portal opening at HMRC many companies will already have paid two months salaries with no tangible income. We
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Legal Charge vs Equitable Charge
Legal Charge vs Equitable Charge What’s the difference? Over the last few years, we have seen a resurgence of equitable charges over property with lenders happy to advance based on an equitable charge rather than a legal charge. For the borrower, this normally generates the question of ‘what’s the difference?’. The Legal Charge A legal
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How to improve your credit report
How to improve your credit report These days your credit report is the overriding single factor that influences your access to lending as well as the price and terms that lenders will offer to you. It applies equally to personal borrowers, limited companies and company directors. To improve your credit report you need to understand
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CIS VAT Changes & Financing The Cash Flow Issue
CIS VAT Changes – Cash Flow & The VAT Gap From 1st October the new rules on responsibility for paying VAT and how VAT is handled comes into force. If you want to understand how these changes work and what you should do then speak to your accountant, this article looks more at the potential
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Financing HMO Properties – The Friends Effect
Financing HMO Properties – The Friends Effect The Government briefing paper on HMOs (Houses of multiple occupancy) showed that there were 497,000 licensed HMO properties in England and Wales. The HMO is the fastest growing sector of the private rental market. Traditionally the HMO was considered the lower-cost rental option. The assumption being that lower
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