Asset finance

Suros Capital reports rising demand for loans secured on luxury assets

Suros Capital has recorded a sharp increase in demand for its short-term lending proposition,...

Reward Funding passes lending milestone

Reward Funding has passed the £350m loan book milestone for the first time in...

UTB funds specialist mapping system with £252k facility

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £252,000 in asset finance to enable a geospatial...

OSB sees profit slide despite loan growth and new platform launch

OneSavings Bank (OSB Group) reported a fall in profits for the first half of...

British Business Bank agrees £300m Close Brothers deal to boost SME asset finance

The British Business Bank has agreed a transaction of up to £300m with Close...

Millbrook appoints head to lead commercial property finance expansion

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Stuart Benge as head of commercial property finance as...

Allica Bank unveils new educational programme for brokers

Allica Bank has announced the launch of a fully funded broker education programme to...

Paragon Bank secures additional £27m from Growth Guarantee Scheme

Paragon Bank has secured a further £27 million under the British Business Bank’s Growth...

Suros Capital unlocks £125k property renovation using fine wine collection

A property investor has secured a £125,000 loan to complete renovation works by leveraging...

Time Finance raises lending cap to £5m

Time Finance has increased the maximum facility limits on its invoice finance and asset...

Millbrook Business Finance appoints operations director

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...

Rural Asset Finance secures up to £120m funding

Specialist agricultural lender Rural Asset Finance has agreed a funding facility of up to...

Paragon supports £100m solar funding push for UK SMEs

A new £100 million funding facility from Paragon Bank is set to drive the...

Time Finance targets materials handling sector with senior appointment and strategic push

Time Finance has announced its entry into the materials handling sector as it looks...
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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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News

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
First-time buyers

NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens

Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...
Appointments

Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team

Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...

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