Asset finance

New office for BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) opened an office in Brentwood last week. The office will...

2017 FP Show opens for registration

The Finance Professional Show (FP Show) will take place on 8 November at Olympia in...

Aldermore appoints chief credit officer

Aldermore has announced the appointment of John Wood to the newly created role of...

Asset finance new business up 16% in May

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

Brokers working longer hours than average UK employee

 United Trust Bank research has established that 47% of brokers operating in the fields...

BFS provides £8m package for West Brom business

One of the largest sheet plants in the UK has secured an £8m asset...

Amicus boss joins UK Finance board

John Jenkins, CEO of Amicus Finance, has been appointed to the board of UK...

NACFB appoints CEO

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the appointment of Graham...

Bibby Financial Services appoints corporate managers

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sean Flannery and Ronnie Stokes as corporate managers...

Asset finance market up 5%

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

Sharp fall in BTL lending at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy-to-let lending totalled £556.2 million for...

BFS provides £10m ABL facility to manufacturer

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has agreed a £10m asset based lending (ABL) facility for...

Solid February for asset finance

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

SME demand for asset finance expected to rise

A recent poll of finance brokers involved in asset finance has found that most of them...

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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