Broker Trends and Opportunities – June 2024
The stars are not aligning and pointing to the opportunity to add value to your clients in June – but you could say that certain surveys have...
Broker Trends and Opportunities – May 2024
May starts with a sense of déjà vu over the uncertainty of the timing and frequency of interest rate cuts – though there is a consensus that rates will be cut at some stage…m
What does growing your business look like to you?
I think we can agree on the outcome of growing your business—increased income, which should lead to increased profits. How does the journey from now to then look for your busines
Broker Trends and Opportunities in Commercial Finance April 2024
As we start this new month, economists, market pundits, and members of the Bank of England’s MPC committee commenting in the press all seem to agree on one thing– it’s a raci
Spring Budget “Growth Guarantee Scheme” and more…
On Wednesday, the chancellor's budget introduced a two-year extension to the current Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) until June 2026 under the new name of the Growth Guarantee Scheme.
Commercial Mortgages – turning a corner into 2024?
Both the economy and the commercial mortgage market appear to have reached a level where lenders have some confidence that their cost of borrowing will not increase further. In fac
Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil
As widely forecast the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the base rate steady today at 5.25% for the third meeting in a row, the 9 member committee voting 6
Autumn Statement Repurposes Growth Forecasts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt claimed he was delivering an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ which backed business and rewards workers to get Britain growing. But did he? And does
Blackjack on Threadneedle Street
The Bank of England’s nine member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by 6-3 to stick with the Bank Base Rate at 5.25% today in their midday announcement. Since the last MPC de