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COVID-19 and the Care Quality Commission backlog: an ongoing challenge for the care sector
OakNorth Bank has lent several hundred million pounds to the senior living and elderly care sector since its launch in September 2015, and one of the things we often get asked about is what criteria we look for when determining whether to lend. One of these is the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings of the […]
Growing your business
Senior living is going green: how the care sector is championing carbon-neutral practices
Research carried out in October last year revealed that more than a third of global consumers are willing to pay more for sustainability. So, it’s perhaps unsurprising that we’re seeing more and more of our borrowers in the senior living and care sector making investments to reduce their carbon footprints, and develop new sustainable care […]
About OakNorth Bank
Lending through economic cycles: supporting businesses in the good times and the tougher times
We sat down with Ben Barbanel, our Head of Debt Finance, to discuss the future of lending in more uncertain times. He explained how our plan to continuously back the best businesses can remove problems that arise from the knock-on effects of a lack of funding and how data can be used to guide lending […]
Business finance
Fund finance: Trends that will dominate the next 12 months
Fund finance is a growing area of focus for us here at OakNorth Bank and over my six years here, I’ve been fortunate to work on some very interesting transactions in the space. Below, I’ve summarised some of the trends that I think will dominate in fund finance over the next 12 months. Liquidity I […]
Finance jargon buster
Financial jargon. Everyone hates it, right? Seemingly impenetrable and often downright confusing, jargon tends to keep people out of the financial conversation more than it makes them a part of it. But for any entrepreneur or small business owner, understanding financial jargon is crucial to success. Once you’ve learned the basics, you’ll find yourself asking […]
About OakNorth Bank
Empowering change for a sustainable future
This week we released our annual report, which highlighted the ways we directly address our environmental and social conduct. Our sustainability and governance goals go hand-in-hand with our wider vision – to empower small and medium-sized businesses with financial support, and in turn create jobs, boost productivity, drive innovation, and increase economic prosperity across communities […]