BUSINESS REPORT


SWOOP TO OFFER NEW SERVICE


Swoop, the fast-growing business finance platform, is widening its services and will now provide access to property funders and guide on property finance. Swoop helps firms find finance through loans, equity


and grants, and the addition of a property service is a natural addition to its portfolio. Swoop will build its property business


with help from Ian Boden, a property finance expert who will work within Swoop’s team of advisers as a commercial mortgage consultant. Ian has extensive sales and business development experience, including wealth management and retail banking as well as mortgages and commercial lending. He has worked previously with leading financial institutions. As a broker for bespoke and alternative


‘COVID-19 HAS HEIGHTENED THE NEED FOR SPECIALIST FINANCE’


funding, Swoop enables businesses to explore the entire funding marketplace and access finance that might otherwise be hidden. This is vital at a time when lending has been impacted by Covid-19 and many property owners and investors are in need of more creative and flexible solutions. Because of the new market conditions, there are both challenges and opportunities for business owners and property investors, who will be looking for the best options and advice to refinance, redevelop or acquire.


Ian Boden “This is where we come in,” said


Swoop CEO Andrea Reynolds. “Covid-19 has heightened the need for specialist finance and underlined the importance of swift, tailored solutions. We’re enlarging our scope and are delighted we now have Ian’s expertise and can add commercial mortgage providers to our growing panel of lenders.”


Ian said: “Swoop will be a vital resource for


the property sector as we move into 2021. We’ll help to support and rebuild the market as we recover from the pandemic, and we’ll make it far easier for commercial property owner-occupiers and property investor clients to access the finance they need.”


Milton Keynes Chamber has partnered with Swoop to offer members free access to tailored funding solutions via the Chamber Finance Finder. Visit swoopfunding.com/milton- keynes-chamber-of-commerce


PB SOLUTIONS’ WHITE PAPER ON EV CHARGERS


An electrical contractor which delivers multi-discipline, electrical engineering solutions to commercial and industrial clients has published an important document about the future of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. PB Solutions is recognised


as a valued industry leader and its team prides itself on keeping its finger on the pulse and maintaining advanced knowledge of the expectations of electricity, as they develop. As a result, in November PB Solutions published a White Paper on electric vehicle (EV) chargers, which made the case for why the UK needs more EV chargers and sets out the changing landscape of car purchase.


To download their industry leading White Paper visit pb- solutions.co.uk/ev-charger- whitepaper


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