Asset finance

Arkle Finance appoints managing director

Asset finance firm Arkle Finance has appointed Daniel Bailey as managing director. Bailey has previously served...

Asset finance sees 7% rise in October

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 7% in October,...

Aldermore breaks £1bn new asset finance lending barrier in 2017

Aldermore has lent over a £1bn of asset finance to UK businesses this year. Asset...

Reward Finance appoints business development director

Alternative funding provider Reward Finance has appointed Mike Calvert to its North West team as...

Brokers more optimistic than their customers

36% of brokers working in property and asset finance believe that the majority of...

Brokers think government not in control of Brexit

Only 10% brokers think that the UK government is in control of the Brexit...

Poor take-up of asset finance in UK

New research from Cambridge & Counties Bank reveals that just 11% only business owners describe...

Quieter September for asset finance market

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

Asset finance sector growth continues

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

SME demand for asset finance holding up

53% of brokers involved in asset finance say it has become easier to secure...

Growing importance of asset finance to economy

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

One-fifth of brokers expect 2017 rate rise

A United Trust Bank poll has found that 21% of brokers believe that the...

Asset finance up 16%

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

RM Secured Direct Lending invests in asset finance sector

RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL) is to lend up to £10 million in loans...

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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...

Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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