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Business Finance, Commercial Lending, Property Finance and Commercial Mortgages. That's what we do.
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Finance For Trading Businesses
Providing innovative and hassle free finance for your trading business. Bespoke lending to suit the needs of your business.
Property Finance & Commercial Mortgages
Property Finance. Commercial mortgages, semi-commercial and mixed use property loans. Development & Bridging finance.
Previously Declined Lending
Lending where others have said no. Sourcing lending where the borrower has previously been declined. Tailored solutions from adaptable lenders.
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Informative business videos. Bite sized video tips, guides and market updates in plain English. New videos released every week.
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.
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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
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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
How £3 Can Save You £1000’s When Buying Commercial Property
How £3 can save you £1000’s Anyone who has ever purchased commercial property will know that every time you go through the purchase process there is always something new that crops up. The vast majority of things can be worked around, the problem is that sometimes that work around can take time and cost you
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How Toys-R-Us and Maplin will impact the smaller commercial landlord
Toys-R-Us and Maplin – How it will impact you The media coverage of the problems facing Toys-R-Us and Maplin are pretty widespread. The media love a disaster story and when you add in brand names the public suddenly takes notice. In many town centres, I am sure that the vacant units will be boarded up
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Why Benford’s Law Could Be Your Undoing
Benford’s Law This one is a little different, I give the details because Benford’s Law sits hidden away in lender algorithms and is used to try and spot lending fraud and disingenuous financial reports. Lenders use it not only to try and spot fraud but to test the financials provided by the borrower, a little reality
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Development Finance – Top Tips
Development Finance – Top Tips Developers know development, lenders know lending. Somewhere between the two is a potential balance where everyone wins. These short video guides cover off some of the more common questions development borrowers ask and give an insight into how lenders view different types of development. It’s all about trying to give
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The Dead Cat Bounce
The Dead Cat Bounce Not the nicest of analogies used in finance but one that accounts for a lot of the misunderstanding between businesses and lenders. The misunderstanding I refer to is the one where the borrowing business shows the lender some new accounts which show an upturn in performance, usually the business has held
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Why You Don’t Answer The Question Asked
Why you don’t answer the question the lender asks This is always a strange one to explain, that the question the lender asks is rarely the one they want an answer to. Lenders will ask a question to get an answer but the question is rarely the one they want answered, they don’t like asking
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When Loan To Value Doesn’t Mean Loan or Value
Loan to value (LTV) or not loan to value That is the question. Shakespeare just when you weren’t expecting it! LTV is a pretty common acronym in property lending, it refers to the loan amount in relation to the property value. As with most things about money, what should be simple is never quite as
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