Mark Eastwood, Director of Corporate Sales - Together Let’s be honest, the mood around the economy and investment between October and December 2025 was decidedly cautious. The later-than-anticipated Budget, and the uncertainty of what was going to be announced, felt like it stalled confidence with many borrowers choosing to wait out the quarter But, at Together, we saw the opposite happen. In the last quarter of 2025, our average monthly lending increased to £300.6m (up 6.1% year-on-year and 11.1% on the previous quarter) demonstrating an increasing need and appetite for specialist lending. And, despite the Middle East crisis we saw a wide range of deals arrive during the first three months of 2026 enabling us to hit another record-breaking quarter. Such statistics make it clear that the trend to seek opportunities is continuing in the corporate world in 2026. Here’s why it signals great things for specialist lending, and, most importantly, our corporate and commercial customers...
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