Asset finance

Manchester security firm secures future growth with Time Finance ABL facility

Red Security, a Manchester-based CCTV and security provider, has secured a £500,000 asset-based lending...

Asset Advantage appoints sales director to drive growth and broker engagement

Asset Advantage has appointed Gary Thompson as its new sales director to drive its...

IHT-enforced sell-off avoided with Suros Capital loan

Suros Capital has come to the aid of a family faced with selling off...

United Trust Bank appoints head of credit for asset finance

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Lisa Thomas as head of credit...

‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints senior portfolio director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Carl Pykett...

NACFB impact report highlights brokers’ vital role in SME finance

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released its annual impact report,...

Suros Capital provides finance for new art gallery

Suros Capital, the luxury asset-backed short-term lender, has provided finance to support the opening...

Arc & Co. appoints asset finance adviser

Arc & Co. has appointed Edward Raynor as asset finance adviser. Raynor (pictured) has a...

Time Finance provides multi-product funding to engineering firm

Time Finance has provided a specialist £650k asset-based lending facility to engineering firm, SpeedFlex,...

Asset-based lending underused by UK SMEs

A new survey by Time Finance has highlighted that asset-based lending (ABL) remains significantly...

Majority of UK SMEs overlook independent finance options

A new survey by independent lender Time Finance has revealed that nearly 60% of...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints managing director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Secure...

Aldermore supports management buy-in with asset finance facility

Aldermore bank has provided a multi-million pound asset based lending (ABL) facility to Astwood...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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