Asset finance

Time Finance appoints head of credit

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Paul Seddon as head of credit. In this...

Bathgate finances £200k deal for Zenn Liverpool

A £200k deal funded by Bathgate Business Finance has secured the launch of a...

UTB adopts Workato for Alfa connectivity and integration

United Trust Bank (UTB) has chosen enterprise automation platform Workato to provide the software...

Suros Capital appoints managing director

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has appointed Helena Khizam as managing director. Khizam (pictured) has...

Rewards backs packaging supplier with £250k deal

A Leeds-based custom-made transit packaging supplier is on track with its growth plans after...

Syscap relaunches lending with HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is relaunching HTB Syscap, the lender of short-term loans to...

Folk2Folk appoints COO

Folk2Folk, the UK-wide marketplace lender for regional SMEs, has appointed Gary Leitch as its...

United Trust Bank begins asset finance digital transformation

United Trust Bank (UTB) has chosen software specialist Alfa to transform the bank’s asset...

IGF sees year-on-year growth

Asset-based lender Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced its latest growth figures, building on...

Alpha Asset Finance partners with Nivo

Alpha Asset Finance is partnering with Nivo to improve its application process and combat...

Hornby secures eight-digit commercial finance facility

Hobby and toy specialist, Hornby Hobbies Ltd has received a £12m combined facility from...

Commercial loans expected to lead businesses’ recovery

Over 70% of financial intermediaries believe their clients will need some form of funding...

HTB makes vehicle asset finance hire

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Scott Riley as sales manager, specialist cars and...

United Trust Bank appoints asset finance underwriter

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Essie Quinnell as an underwriter in its asset finance...

COMMENT

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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