What is a Commercial Finance Broker?

  And what do they offer to a company that’s looking to put finance in place? Fiducia Commercial Solutions works on a very straightforward ethos – we work with clients to understand their requirements, source the most suitable funding solutions for them and to achieve the best possible outcome for their business. Beyond that being […]

‘Commercial Mortgages’ – So much more than the name suggests.

  The name ‘commercial mortgages’ is a wrapper for number of different commercial property related products. As a business we use it to describe a large amount of the work that we do for clients – and the industry commonly uses the same header. The trouble with a single header for multiple products – all […]

Criteria – The devil (and your funding) is in the detail.

  Lender Criteria – As the proprietors of the original commercial finance sourcing system, Optimus, it is something that Fiducia knows a lot about. What are Lender Criteria? They are the details of what lenders will and won’t accept about a borrower and their requirements when they present an application for funding. I appreciate that […]

Fiducia’s Commercial View – The Podcast – June 2021

  Fiducia’s Commercial View – The Podcast – June 2021 https://open.spotify.com/show/1PzCdJnpsWPtd3TIjVu2Yh Some great topics to cover this month, and we take a look at:  A Bridging Loan is just the way to buy a property when you still own another, right?  Product and Process innovation with Bridge-To-Let, and some input from Lendinvest.  Will this be […]

Recovery and Growth by Payment Terms?

  As you move into a period where Government backed support is passing into the rear view mirror, and you are guiding your business through this recovery period in the economy – what will allow you to operate and grow from here? If you provide payment terms to your customers then you could be operating […]

Cost Of Works

  In the current residential property market conditions – a year of price growth, with some areas still rising – an increasing trend that we are seeing with property investor and landlord clients is the purchase of property that either requires refurbishment work, or conversion from commercial to residential use. Through the identification of a […]

Personal Finance Logic in Commercial Property Finance?

  We have seen a lot more of it in all types of commercial finance proposals. Is it a change in mindset generally? Have business owners realised that they weren’t applying the same thought process to their company’s finances as they were to their personal money? Or as one business owner-manager said to me, he […]

Fiducia’s Guide to Commercial Finance

  Fiducia Commercial Solutions can source a wide range of commercial finance options for your company in products under headings like Commercial Property, Investment Property, Development Finance and Business Finance – but what does that mean in practice? Gone are the days of approaching your bank (as your only option) and choosing from the menu […]

Conserve Cash Flow To Ensure Your Recovery Is ‘Irreversible’

  Most businesses, as well as the broader economy, have entered the ‘recovery’ stage from the pandemic. As restrictions are ‘slowly and irreversibly’ lifted, so business and cash can flow back around our economy again. Cash flow conservation is nothing new; there are standard business practices such as chasing your receivables, negotiating your payables, cost […]

Asset-Backed Recovery?

  As SMEs and the broader economy enters a period of recovery from the pandemic, the importance of its assets to a business are in sharp focus: ·       Investment in assets facilitates growth ·       New assets help to meet the needs and changing demands of customers ·       Keep up with the volume of demand by […]