Asset finance

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...

Asset finance new business tops £3.3bn

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

Invoice finance and asset-based lending up 5%

UK Finance has reported that invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at £23.4 billion...

Brexit fears hitting asset finance sector

67% of brokers operating in the asset finance sector think that Brexit is causing...

Mixed February for the asset finance sector

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

Profits up 27% at UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reported a 27% increase in profits before tax to...

UTB balance sheet exceeds £1bn

United Trust Bank has reported that its balance sheet has exceeded £1 billion. During...

Aldermore hires head of business development

Aldermore has expanded its asset finance lending team with the appointment of Nick Dudley...

Record year for asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has reported record growth in 2017, with a 9% rise in...

Asset finance market set to break new business record

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

Construction expected to drive asset finance growth in 2018

39% of intermediaries operating in the asset finance sector believe demand for asset finance...

Record year for ABL and invoice finance

2017 saw the invoice finance and asset-based lending sector provide more finance to UK...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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