Asset finance

FLA: asset finance up 9% in February

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) increased by 9% in February,...

Asset finance firm makes £60m SME pledge

Ultimate Finance’s new offices in Glasgow and Leeds have committed £30m each, over the next 12...

Continued growth for the asset finance market

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 3% in January...

2015 an “excellent year” for Aldermore

Aldermore has reported an increase in lending for 2015 across all of the sector...

New associate member for the ASTL

CG Recovery has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

Shawbrook Bank to follow diversification strategy

Shawbrook Bank plc has reported a 63% increase in underlying profit by to over...

Shawbrook joins trade body

Shawbrook Bank, has become the latest member of the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). This takes...

Ultimate Asset Finance makes two senior hires

Ultimate Asset Finance has announced the appointment of two regional directors. Michael Thompson (pictured, left) has previously acted as...

7-year high for asset finance new business

Growth in asset finance new business, primarily leasing and hire purchase, totalled 12% in...

A further 700,000 households in default by 2020

Consumer debt defaults will increase by 17% over the next five years according to...

Ultimate Construction Finance adds to team

Ultimate Construction Finance has expanded its team with the appointment of Glyn Jones as...

NACFB outlines commercial expo plans

The NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) is now open for bookings. The seventh annual expo...

Bibby appoints international CEO

Bibby Financial Services has announced that Steven Box has become its international chief executive...

Shawbrook appoints consumer finance MD

Evelyn Hamilton has today joined Shawbrook Group as its managing director of consumer finance. She joins Shawbrook...

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What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

Why bridging finance will help SMEs weather the economic storm

It’s fair to say that the government's latest statement had little spring in it, and our daily tariff antics from over the pond are...

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Paragon Bank unveils cheapest buy-to-let five-year fix since 2022

Paragon Bank has launched its most competitively priced five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage in almost...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries launches free valuations and cuts rates

Specialist buy-to-let lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled a series of enhancements to...

Brokers report rising demand for business borrowing despite economic issues

More than half of commercial mortgage brokers are reporting increased demand for business borrowing,...

Castle Trust Bank introduces 48-hour refinance completion service

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new fast-track refinance service, offering to complete loans...
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