Asset finance

UTB Asset Finance passes £1bn lending milestone

United Trust Bank (UTB) has surpassed £1 billion of lending through its asset finance...

Cynergy Business Finance surpasses £200m in asset-based lending

Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Cynergy Bank, has surpassed...

Premier Asset Finance appoints managing director

Ken McKeating, former sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank, has been appointed...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints regional MD

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has bolstered its management team with the appointment of...

Record profits for Skipton Business Finance

Skipton Business Finance, part of the Skipton Building Society group, has reported a record...

Cynergy Business Finance appoints head of operations

Asset-based lending specialist, Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), has appointed Lorraine Udale as head of...

Pure Electric receives increased finance facility from Secure Trust Bank

E-scooter specialist, Pure Electric, has received an increased asset based lending (ABL) facility to...

Home furnishings business receives £2.5m ABL facility

Esselle Retail Limited (ERL), a home furnishings business, has received a £2.5m asset-based lending...

UTB Asset Finance integrates new platform

United Trust Bank (UTB) has integrated a new technology platform into its asset finance...

BFS makes appointments to drive asset finance growth strategy

Bibby Financial Services’s (BFS) asset finance division, Bibby Leasing, has announced a series of...

Suros Capital appoints BD director

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Edward Blackmore as business development director to...

IGF appoints new sales directors

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has expanded its presence in the North of England, with...

Cynergy Business Finance provides £250k ABL facility

Sustainable technologies business, Etesian Green, is planing for growth in 2023, with the help...

Allica Bank extends asset funding range

Allica Bank has extended its asset finance proposition to include soft assets to meet...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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