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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
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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
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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Deferral of VAT
Deferral of VAT When a business buys an asset or piece of equipment then VAT is paid at the point of purchase. Whilst this can be claimed back later it is still a dent in cash flow. For the odd smaller asset this is no real issue. When the asset becomes larger in size or
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Limited Company Buy To Let – Why You Can Borrow More
Limited Company Buy To Let There has been a significant increase in buy to let lending within limited companies. One of the major reasons is that with everything else being equal, the borrower can borrow more as a limited company than they can as an individual applicant. Most applicants understand this and take it as
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Growth Funding – It’s not about the gap in the market
Why Growth Funding Fails It’s not about the gap in the market, it’s about the market in the gap. Not a new line, but still one that is often forgotten or misunderstood. It is something I often see when a business is trying to justify it’s growth plans and projections. It is also something that
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Lessons in lending from The Moon
Lessons in lending from the moon As a boy, I was in awe of the space shuttle (yes, I was born a few years late for the moon landing). I followed Columbia’s first mission into space every day, it was like Star Wars and Battleship Galactica coming real. Pretty much like all my friends, I
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