Partnership Capital
What partners actually need to know before a buy in
A practical guide to structuring partner capital: how lenders assess it, what security they expect, and the questions to ask before you commit.
18 June 2026News & Insights
Reading from the practice finance desk.
Lender movements, rate trends and the structural questions facing professional partnerships, written for partners and finance directors, in plain English.
Market View
Where lender appetite is moving for professional practices in 2026
A view from the desk on which lenders are leaning in, which are stepping back, and what that means for the rates professional firms can expect.
5 June 2026
Tax Funding
Smoothing the January tax bill without disturbing core banking
Why a separate tax facility is usually cheaper, simpler and less disruptive than extending an overdraft to cover self assessment.
30 May 2026
Transparency
The question every firm should ask its finance broker
How broker commission really works, why most firms never see it, and what genuine transparency should look like in practice.
12 May 2026
Working Capital
Funding lock up and work in progress without factoring your ledger
Confidential ways to release the cash tied up in unbilled time and slow paying clients, without handing over control of your client relationships.
22 April 2026
Market View
Asset finance versus the bank: where challengers win on price
When specialist asset lenders beat the incumbent bank on price, and how to make them compete for the business.
8 April 2026