2 days to go until the Finance Professional Show!

Higher house prices can definitely make people feel sunnier and business can benefit too. They also affect the economy in more complex ways.

Wake up to the daily chirp of the birds. A squint at the ceiling and I see the time from my projection clock. It’s 4:09am. Not too bad as they often start as early as 3:30am during the summertime. Try to remain in sleep mode but my brain starts engaging. Any hope of drifting back off to sleep is...

Summer finally showed her face right on cue for West One’s ann ual broker golf day at Brocket Hall last month.

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One of my roles at West One is Head of Sales. As well as building on existing strategic partnerships, this includes discovering new business relationships, outside of the usual introducer panel. This week I was invited to pitch our services to a large UK based accountancy practice. MacIntyre Hudson...

• Academy to  receive start-up loan for 12 month term
• 100 secondary-school  aged children to receive coaching in first month

West One Loans has arranged a short-term secured loan to support the development of the Dominic Matteo Football Academy, a small business set up in Leeds by the former...

West One's pioneering industry monitor, the West One Bridging Index now has its own entry in Wikipedia, establishing it as the bridging industry's official Index. The West One Bridging Index is a free bi-monthly monitor of the bridging marketplace and a vital window into the health of the sector...

Short term business loans provided by bridging lenders have signficantly outpaced mainstream commercial finance in the last twelve months according to the latest West One Loans broker sentiment survey. The poll, taken from data collected from over 350 mortgage brokers reported 16% quarterly growth...