Asset finance

August boost for asset finance market

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that total asset finance new business...

IGF appoints asset based lending director 

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has appointed Jamie O’Neill as asset based lending (ABL) director. He will focus on origination activity...

3% growth in asset finance market

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

Continued growth in asset finance sector

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

Commercial vehicle demand behind asset finance market growth

Total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 106% in...

Reward Finance Group simplifies SME lending product

Reward Finance Group has replaced its Invoice Finance Plus product with ‘Asset Based Solutions’...

UTB makes asset finance BDM appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Kerry Stuart as a business development manager (BDM)...

Time Finance appoints head of ops for asset finance

Joe Ralphs has taken up a new head of operations role within the asset finance...

Suros Capital launches product for watch industry

Suros Capital has devised a new finance product aimed at the watch industry to...

Time Finance appoints CEO

Time Finance has announced that Ed Rimmer has been confirmed as the permanent CEO...

UTB starts offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities

United Trust Bank (UTB) has begun offering Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) facilities of up...

Bluebox Finance agrees deal with Suros Capital

Suros Capital has signed an origination agreement with specialist business and property finance broker,...

April asset finance market up by 80%

Total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 80% in...

Asset finance market up 15% in March

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

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Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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