Asset finance

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...

Quantum Funding makes northern hire

Quantum Funding has appointed Rob Emmison as broker manager to increase regional support for...

COMMENT

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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