Asset finance

Modest asset finance growth predicted for 2017

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 5% in 2016,...

Trio join asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has added three managerial appointments to its team. John Ingham is...

BFS backs sample book manufacturer

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has completed a new funding package with Sampling International, a sample...

BFS expands Midlands corporate team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Chris Sygrove and Jonathan Myerscough as corporate managers...

Strong growth in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 13% in November,...

Smaller businesses worried about rising costs

22% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have said that rising...

Record growth for asset finance provider

Praetura Asset Finance has reported a 24% increase in the number of cases and a...

IGF provides key funding line to tech firm

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a £1.5 million...

Three senior appointments at IGF

SME commercial finance provider, IGF, has announced the appointment of senior hires across the...

Metro Bank expands asset finance team

Metro Bank has announced two new appointments to its asset finance team. James Harrowsmith has...

Rebrand for asset finance specialist

Asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has rebranded to Amicus Asset Finance and...

Ultimate Finance makes key sales appointment

Ultimate Finance has recruited Vince Tovey as its national head of sales for trade finance,...

7 in 10 brokers want a Hilary win

68% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank are banking on a Clinton win in...

NACFB chief to step down

Adam Tyler, chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), has announced...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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