{"id":63026,"date":"2017-08-08T00:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loans-stepped-to-small-uk-construction-firms-to-plug-gap\/"},"modified":"2017-08-08T00:39:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T17:39:05","slug":"loans-stepped-to-small-uk-construction-firms-to-plug-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loans-stepped-to-small-uk-construction-firms-to-plug-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Loans stepped to small UK construction firms to plug gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe directors of small British construction businesses are lending them more money to plug a funding gap, as banks set tighter lending criteria and major contractors delay payments, a survey showed on Monday.<br \/>\nDirectors lent companies \u00a338 million ($50 million) in 2015\/16, up from \u00a329.7 million in 2013\/14, said online finance market Funding Options, which surveyed electricians, plumbers, plasterers, carpenters, decorators, scaffolders and roofing businesses.<br \/>\nBanks have taken a more&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/property\/hong-kong-china\/article\/2105773\/loans-stepped-small-uk-construction-firms-plug-gap\" target=\"_blank\">Loans stepped to small UK construction firms to plug gap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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