A significant number of small business owners are scrambling to raise the funds to meet their tax payments by next week’s deadline, according to lenders.
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Entrepreneurs often secure loans against their homes, but with house prices forecast to stagnate or fall, lenders may not be keen on helping out
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New research from borro, the personal asset lender, shows that over the last year more than one in ten (12%) small business owners in the UK have had to put...
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Cardiff-based Pink Pig Loans developed a proposition designed to provide secured loan and short term lending products and services to the intermediary channel.
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According to a survey by borro, over the past year, a quarter of small business owners have ‘missed out’ on an opportunity which would help them grow because they haven’t...
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Speaking exclusively to Startups, some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs gave their reaction to the Autumn Statement and outlined what more they’d like the government to do to...
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Centrado, the specialist intermediary hub for commercial, development, bridging and asset finance, has announced a new partnership with personal asset lender, borro.
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It has long been said that small businesses are the life blood of any economy.
But in spite of this, anyone trying to start a new business knows full well that the current...
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The NACFB workshop was designed to allow intermediaries to interact with lenders and service providers, and was sponsored by the patrons speaking. Bridging & Commercial...
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borro, the short term asset lender, has joined the panel of Intrinsic Financial Services, to offer its unique lending facilities to Intrinsic’s advisers.
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borro has announced two outstanding accolades following Smarta.com naming the company as a winner of the 2011 Smarta 100 awards and being named Best New Business by the Best...
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The number of people borrowing against gold from short-term lender borro has more than doubled in 12 months, while the precious metal’s market value continues to fluctuate...
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MS editor Victoria Hartley takes a tour around borro.com's vaults and talks to its founder about why short term asset lending is something advisers should consider
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Is the emergence of short term lenders filling a gap in the market? Paul Brett, business development director at borro looks at this growing area of lending
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The first ever financial directory of its kind has been launched online in the UK to help bridging and commercial loan experts to find the best deal for their clients.
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borro has earned a Distinguished Honouree medal for Company of the Year in the Financial Services category for the International Business Awards 2011.
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Paul Aitken is CEO of online short-term asset lender Borro.com, which was launched in 2008 and has grown rapidly to revenues of more than £2 million
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As UK banks fall behind on lending to small businesses and individuals, more consumers and enterprises are looking for alternative sources of capital. One such source, Borro,...
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Good news comes in many shapes and sizes and it was great to read that Colin Sanders has been appointed to head up Omni, one of the newer bridging lenders.
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Borro has hired two new sales managers. They will report to Paul Brett, borro’s business development director. The short-term asset lender is also actively seeking to...
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Lender Borro has signed up its 1000th intermediary firm in a bid to bring new IFA firms under its wing as it proceeds with plans to expand its proposition.
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Short-term finance is hotting up with several lenders launching into the market this year already. Bridging Introducer, in association with Mortgage Business Expo, talks...
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Bloomberg's Nejra Cehic reports on the asset lending industry in the U.K. as borrowers increasingly use luxury cars and jewellery as collateral for loans.
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Paul Aitken is the founder and CEO of borro, the leading short term asset lender in the UK. The company offers short term loans of £100-£1,000000 secured against personal...
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Short term asset loan provider borro, has announced its first ever £1 million loan, secured against a 19th century fine art collection, and introduced to borro via specialist...
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Bentleys, Rolex watches and Titanic memorabilia are becoming unlikely cash machines as individuals and small business owners turn to asset lenders amid the biggest lending...
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Alfie - I asked you for your views on the major challenges for borro in 2011, which you seem to have overcome - have your ambitions changed in light of this?
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SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to Paul Aitken, CEO of online short-term asset lender Borro.com, which launched in 2008 and has grown rapidly to revenues of more than £2 million.
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There is an element of jealousy that inspires the sometimes negative perception of the short-term lending market sold to intermediaries by some industry experts.
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Paradigm Mortgage Services has urged mortgage brokers to consider the range of opportunities and product availability in the short-term lending market, which the firm...
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The Mortgage Business Expo Manchester, held in the Old Trafford, kicked off for business last Friday for the first time since 2008. The show was hailed a resounding success...
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Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced a new strategic partnership with short-term asset lender, borro.
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Having recently been named ‘Alternative lender of the year’ by Credit Today, Myfinances.co.uk asked borro.com founder and CEO Paul Aitken about borro’s success.
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For those of you that do not know me, I have worked on both sides of the fence, meaning I’ve been a broker and lender. Having worked in both fields I have a more balanced...
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borro, the UK’s leading short term asset lender, was named Alternative Lender of the Year at the prestigious Credit Today Awards on Thursday night.
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Having just signed a new partnership agreement with borro at the end of April, Loans Warehouse, sealed the new relationship with its first enquiry being introduced and completed...
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Following the success of its first seminar and networking event for professional advisers, borro, the short term asset lender, has announced further dates in Manchester on...
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Despite measured implemented to increase banks’ lending to small business, lending has plummeted to its lowest rate since the financial crisis began, according to figures...
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Paul Aitken, borro’s CEO, claims that business advisers and intermediaries can provide a valuable alternative funding source to business clients by introducing them to borro.
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Activity in the short-term lending market is certainly picking up. With changes of name, new lenders and restructuring of existing businesses, no-one can accuse...
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Borrowing against personal assets is a time honoured method of raising capital. However, instead of bricks and mortar being used as security, we lend against other assets...
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The news that one of the more proactive bridging lenders has been granted regulated status under the Financial Services Authority is an interesting development for the short-term...
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borro.com has unveiled a new product exclusively for the use of intermediaries with a transparent fee and charging structure starting at 2.49% per month.
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The event will take place at the Dover Street Wine Bar in Mayfair, central London, and will be an informal networking event for up to 300 mortgage professionals.
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Paul Brett, business development Director at borro, says that many businesses are facing negative changes to their funding facilities with major banks not only affecting cashflow...
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"This is a business which has been providing liquidity to those who are asset rich but cash poor for hundreds of years and at borro we have simply brought it up to date....
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According to Managing Director, Matthew Arena, borro’s service is just the kind of innovative initiative that should appeal to their brokers who are not prepared to accept...
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borro, the short-term lender that offers loans against assets such as jewellery, fine art, antiques and luxury cars, has finalised a distribution agreement with EuroDebt,...
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The number of pawnshops has trebled in the past seven years, while Borro.com, the biggest online pawnbroker, boasts of having Ferraris, Porsches, and artworks by Banksy, and...
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WITH credit tight, the UK has witnessed a significant increase in asset lending in the past few years, with the number of outlets increasing to 1,300 in the UK compared to...
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Short term lending was one of the few areas of the mortgage market that had a good year in 2010 but it remains a specialism that most advisers turn a blind eye to. This month...
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Borro Introducer, the intermediary arm of borro.com, the short-term lender, is offering new brokers a one-off bonus when they introduce their first case that completes.
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Short-term lender borro Introducer, the intermediary arm of borro.com is offering new brokers the opportunity to receive a one off bonus when they introduce their first...
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Borro Introducer is the intermediary arm of borro.com, the short-term lender whose short-term funding facility is based on lending for any purpose purely against...
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The borro Introducer programme has no set-up, extension, redemption, exit, expiry or penalty fees for clients, providing the ideal short-term loan solution. Loans...
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Paul Brett, founder of the Freehold Packager Association, has joined Borro, which lends against assets such as jewellery, antiques, fine art and cars.
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The struggle for business owners to raise working capital from banks is pushing some to hock Rolex watches, Ferraris and Henry Moore sculptures in return for cash.
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Online pawnbroker Borro.com has teamed up with bridging finance broker iBridging to provide borrowers with short term finance against assets ranging from fine art to fast...
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Online pawnbroker Borro.com has teamed up with bridging finance broker iBridging to provide borrowers with short term finance against assets ranging from fine art to fast...
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