What you need to know about the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

From today, small businesses that have been adversely impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak can apply to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. Businesses can apply for loans between £2,000 and £50,000 for a fixed term of 6 years. The maximum you can borrow is up to 25% of your business’ turnover in 2019.

Most businesses are keen to grow as part of their natural development. Expansion requires investment in new assets, new staff or premises. To raise capital for this, most business owners will consider a secured business loan as an option. Secured business loans tend to be larger cash sums, used to finance high-value equipment or multi-tiered expansion strategies. They are also an option for businesses needing lower sums that find it hard to get an unsecured loan. This may be due to having a lower credit rating, a short trading history, or insufficient capital and assets in the business to offset the lending risk.

At Business Finance Solutions (UK) Ltd, we're experts at sourcing secure, reliable, and affordable financial backing for small businesses that might go unfunded by mainstream lenders and investors.

As independent financial brokers working with the whole market of lenders, we arrange affordable credit sources for a wide range of clients, providing clear and impartial advice on the best option for each case. One particular area of our work involves advising clients on how best to obtain personal finance for small-scale business and stakeholder acquisitions.

The challenges faced when securing finance to help you to expand your vehicle rental firm often make it feel like finding a suitable provider is an impossible task. However, sometimes you need to cast your net wide and consider alternative companies and financial products.

If you want your finance application to succeed, you need to ensure that your potential lenders understand that you're reliable and capable of making all of your repayments on time. But how do you prove to someone who may never have met you that your company isn't high risk? Here are four steps that you can take to engender trust.

When many hear the terms 'bridging finance' and 'bridging loans', you might think of lending instruments which allow you to buy a new property before you've managed to sell the property you already own. However, while bridging finance can be used in that situation, it also has a range of other uses – and it can be a handy option for business owners looking for funding, especially short-term.

Obtaining funding for a healthcare business can be tricky, particularly if you don't have substantial assets. Whether you want to buy out a partner, expand your premises, purchase equipment, or cover an unexpected bill, there are lending instruments that could work for you. Let's look at some of the available solutions.

Under UK law, property can be acquired as either freehold or leasehold and there are important differences to note between the two.

Houses are usually sold freehold, although leasehold houses are becoming more common in new build developments. Flats and office space are sold leasehold, as portions of a larger building. Commercial property is typically sold leasehold, unless you purchase an entire building. Purchasers intending to use a residential property for a commercial use may need to apply for change of use. It is important to note that leases running seven years or more need to be registered by the purchaser at the Land Registry and SDLT is payable.