Asset finance

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...

Strong monthly growth in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 10% in November...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Neil Hoare appointed sales director at LSL Financial Services

LSL Financial Services has appointed Neil Hoare as sales director of its financial services...

UTB makes underwriting director appointment

United Trust Bank has appointed Gene Clohessy to the newly created role of director...

Family Building Society eases borrowing barriers for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has unveiled a series of changes to its lending criteria and...

MAB rolls out Comentis tool to bolster support for vulnerable customers

Mortgage Advice Bureau is deploying a new digital assessment tool across its broker network...