BoE interest rate raise – What can I expect?

As you may have read before, the Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.1% to 0.25%, after months of delaying the increase; it is now official. The increase was made to hold the rising inflation rate that could peak at 6% in April The increase was influenced by the uncertainty about the...

How can a Broker help increase your total loan size?

At ASC, we have had a varied number of ways and solutions that we have implemented to complete the deal and secure finance for our clients. We have recently had a deal where the bank manager came back to ASC to say they couldn’t accept it and had capped the loan for our client at £200,000. So, we had to provide a quick solution, and...

ASC Finance Expands with New Welsh Office

Do you like call centres?

If you are one of the few who answered “Yes”, then you can stop reading. And if not, then you might like what we have to say. “Your call has been placed in a queue and will be answered shortly…” “Thank you for calling. If you would like to book tickets, press 1. For opening...

London Business Hub – Looking for finance for your business?

Why bother using a finance broker? 

As commercial finance brokers, we occasionally hear people say that they don’t really want to use a broker for their business finance, rather that they would prefer to approach the lender directly.  So why should people use a commercial finance broker at all?  The marketplace for commercial finance is becoming more and more challenging. Lenders’ criteria are...

Holiday let market growing in the UK – Can ASC help?

We all know it’s been the summer of the UK staycation and if you tried to book any sort of accommodation in the UK over the summer you will know how hard it was. It can come as no surprise that there has been a huge boom in property investment for holiday homes and guest...

What people think Brokers do, versus what we actually do

We often find that clients and other professionals alike don’t really understand exactly what we do as brokers and how we can support clients on their journey for finance. For a change, and for some fun, we thought we would set the record straight. What people think we do Only forward emails to a lender...

Client Success Story: Securing commercial finance for a client living in Dubai

ASC always finds innovative ways to do things, and Philip Thompson, ASC Director in Northamptonshire has done just that, helping a client secure finance for his commercial property portfolio with an out the box solution. Mr W has been a client of ASC for many years, so he was already aware of the value Philip can add...

Professional Motor Mechanic: "How Brokers can help garages succeed."