Asset finance

September growth in asset finance new business

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Asset finance market up 8%

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

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL provides £8m facility

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has delivered a flexible £8m receivables finance facility to support the...

Asset finance pricing expected to rise

United Trust Bank had revealed that 14.5% of asset finance brokers responding to its...

Paragon’s new lending up 20% year-on-year

Paragon Banking Group has reported £1.90 billion of new lending across all business lines...

Simply secures £60m financing package

Asset finance provider Simply has received a £60m warehouse facility from Citi.  This arrangement will...

Asset finance market up by 6% in May

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) for deals of up to...

Aldermore appoints interim business finance managing director

Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as interim business finance managing director with overall responsibility...

United Trust Bank reveals 2018 ‘Open Book’ winner

United Trust Bank has announced that the winner of its 2018 ‘Open Book’ broker...

IGF appoints non-executive chairman

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced the appointment of John Allbrook as non-executive chairman. He...

White Oak UK acquires SME finance provider

White Oak UK has acquired Growcap Finance, a Dublin-based business providing working capital and...

Brokers undeterred by Brexit uncertainty

81% of brokers are pursuing their plans for their businesses regardless of what happens with...

Bathgate Business Finance funds gourmet chip shop

Bathgate Business Finance has provided a funding deal worth £35,000 to help launch a...

Robo-advice is brokers’ greatest technological fear

New broker research has found that brokers see fintech such as AI/robo-advice as the...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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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