Asset finance

Lending milestone for Arkle Finance

Specialist asset finance provider Arkle Finance has marked its 21st anniversary by reaching £100...

BFS expands global headquarters in Banbury

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the expansion of its global headquarters in Banbury,...

United Trust Bank hires new asset finance BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Paul Barter as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Leasing rise boosts asset finance market

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

IGF increases UK SME lending by 76%

Commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has reported year-on-year growth in the year to June 2018, with...

Brokers expect lender credit policies to stay the same

A recent broker sentiment survey from United Trust Bank has revealed that around 57%...

IGF appoints asset based lending director

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced the appointment of Neil Kindness as asset based...

Foresight ups investment in Reward Finance to £50m

Reward Finance Group has secured an additional £10m investment from Foresight Group LLP, to...

Investec Asset Finance makes sales appointment

Investec Asset Finance (IAF) has appointed David Lavin to its broker introduced sales team. The...

Asset finance market reports further growth in May

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance...

Asset finance brokers feel most competition from customers’ own banks

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported that 27% of asset finance brokers say they...

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL backs Sullivan Street in Tivoli acquisition

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending has structured and delivered a £12 million asset based...

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending backs bike firm

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has completed its first deal since launching earlier this year. It has...

Focus on: asset-based lending

If you work with enough high net worth clients, you will know that there...

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...

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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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