Asset finance

Brightstar expands commercial finance team

Brightstar Financial has appointed a new commercial finance specialist who will specialise in the...

Paragon posts 10% rise in profits

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported a 10.2% increase in underlying profit for...

24% of asset finance brokers concerned over EU referendum

78% of asset finance brokers surveyed think that having a conservative government has given SMEs the...

Call for government to increase use of asset finance

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) and the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) have released a...

Shawbrook announces strong results

Shawbrook Group plc has published its third quarter results, reporting a 68% rise in underlying...

Paragon completes asset finance acquisition

Paragon Bank has completed its acquisition of Five Arrows Leasing Group for £117 million.   Five Arrows...

Bibby opens South London business centre

Bibby Financial Services has announced the opening of its South London Business Centre in...

Go Commercial Finance gets FCA permissions

Go Commercial Finance has been granted full consumer credit permissions by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Continued growth in asset finance new business

Asset finance new business - primarily leasing and hire purchase - grew by 5%...

Paragon acquires asset finance business

Paragon Bank has agreed to acquire Five Arrows Leasing Group for £117 million.  Five...

Asset finance sector continues to grow

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

Strong growth for asset finance provider

Ultimate Finance Group has increased its live clients by 55% and its funds in...

New hire at Promise Solutions

Master broker Promise Solutions has appointed a new commercial manager to support the growth...

NACFB sees annual growth in all sectors

The NACFB's results for its 2015 survey have revealed that commercial mortgages registered the...

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...

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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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