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FCA extends regulation of non-regulated commercial lending to regulated firms
It appears the FCA will, from 9th December, regulate non-regulated commercial lending by FCA regulated firms. This will be interesting,

Online signing of a Personal Guarantee
More and more commercial lenders use online signing as a method of formalising finance agreements and Personal Guarantees, particularly those

UK Commercial Finance Expo – Wednesday 19th June (NEC)
This is a must-go show for professionals who have an interest in the finance and insolvency field as it is

What’s the use of limited liability for directors?
This extremely relevant article has been published jointly by our colleague at Personal Guarantee, Joss Dicks, and TheBusinessDebtAdvisor’s Beverley Budsworth

Business funding without Personal Guarantees
Almost all business funding to small and medium sized businesses require a Personal Guarantee and there is a whole secondary

Brexit effect on funding to UK SMEs
There is a little known European Investment Fund (EIF) which has been behind some of the secondary lending market finance

Personal Guarantee Insurance availability
For many years Personal Guarantee Insurance was not available and although we were approached by a number of organisations hopeful

Rigil Kent companies in Provisional Liquidation
This is an update on our breaking news item we released in October 2017. The announcement below set out that all

Business Loss and Mental Health
Mel Loades talks about the effects of business loss on mental health.

Mel Loades talks about Business Loss and Mental Health
Until 10 years ago I spent 25 years mostly turning businesses around, which was a very positive experience, helping businesses

Five signs for spotting your debt problem is becoming unmanageable
Julian Donnelly, of James Rosa Associates, has put together an interesting article regarding debt problems – you can find out

SME Banks Tribunal: A New Way for Small Businesses to Challenge Lenders?
In the wake of the 2008 bank lending scandals small businesses have lost trust in banks and lenders. Kevin Hollinrake

Finance Professions Show: 7th November 2018 at London Olympia
This is a must-go show for anyone in the finance and insolvency field as it is a very good indicator

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 3. Intelligence and knowledge
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee, there are a number of factors that influence the ease and speed at

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 2. The Guarantor
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee, there are a number of factors which influence the ease and speed at

Choosing an Insolvency Practitioner
Mel Loades, of Personal Guarantee, talks about choosing an Insolvency Practitioner.

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 1. Bank/organisation influences
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee there are a number of factors that influence the ease and speed at

HSBC Indian based collection team:- now doing deals?
HSBC India have a new set of case managers, over the last couple of months, which we have seen many

HBOS Reading fraud internal report published
A September 2013 internal report on HBOS, known as the Project Lord Turnbull report, has been published with respect to

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 5
In the final episode, we talk more about the knowledge and intelligence needed to settle a Personal Guarantee.

Business Loss and Mental Health
Mel Loades talks about the effects of business loss on mental health.

Choosing an Insolvency Practitioner
Mel Loades, of Personal Guarantee, talks about choosing an Insolvency Practitioner.

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 5
In the final episode, we talk more about the knowledge and intelligence needed to settle a Personal Guarantee.

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 4
In this episode we look at the processes organisations use to pursue a guarantee.

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 3
In this episode we look at the external factors that effect the Personal Guarantee.

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 2
In this episode we look at the circumstances of the guarantor.

Getting A Personal Guarantee Settlement Done – Part 1
In this episode we look at the attitude of the organisation that is relying on the guarantee.

Secondary Lending
Mel Loades, of Personal guarantee, updates us on secondary lenders and Personal Guarantees.

Bank Debt Collection
Mel Loades, of Personal Guarantee, talks today about bank debt collection departments, Personal Guarantees and some of their concerns regarding

Secondary Lending Market – Part 3
Mel Loades presents a three part video series on the downward spiral that is the Secondary Lending Market.

Secondary Lending Market – Part 1
Mel Loades presents a three part video on the downward spiral that is the Secondary Lending Market.

Secondary Lending Market – Part 2
Mel Loades presents a three part video on the downward spiral that is the Secondary Lending Market.

FCA extends regulation of non-regulated commercial lending to regulated firms
It appears the FCA will, from 9th December, regulate non-regulated commercial lending by FCA regulated firms. This will be interesting,

Online signing of a Personal Guarantee
More and more commercial lenders use online signing as a method of formalising finance agreements and Personal Guarantees, particularly those

UK Commercial Finance Expo – Wednesday 19th June (NEC)
This is a must-go show for professionals who have an interest in the finance and insolvency field as it is

What’s the use of limited liability for directors?
This extremely relevant article has been published jointly by our colleague at Personal Guarantee, Joss Dicks, and TheBusinessDebtAdvisor’s Beverley Budsworth

Business funding without Personal Guarantees
Almost all business funding to small and medium sized businesses require a Personal Guarantee and there is a whole secondary

Brexit effect on funding to UK SMEs
There is a little known European Investment Fund (EIF) which has been behind some of the secondary lending market finance

Personal Guarantee Insurance availability
For many years Personal Guarantee Insurance was not available and although we were approached by a number of organisations hopeful

Rigil Kent companies in Provisional Liquidation
This is an update on our breaking news item we released in October 2017. The announcement below set out that all

Mel Loades talks about Business Loss and Mental Health
Until 10 years ago I spent 25 years mostly turning businesses around, which was a very positive experience, helping businesses

Five signs for spotting your debt problem is becoming unmanageable
Julian Donnelly, of James Rosa Associates, has put together an interesting article regarding debt problems – you can find out

SME Banks Tribunal: A New Way for Small Businesses to Challenge Lenders?
In the wake of the 2008 bank lending scandals small businesses have lost trust in banks and lenders. Kevin Hollinrake

Finance Professions Show: 7th November 2018 at London Olympia
This is a must-go show for anyone in the finance and insolvency field as it is a very good indicator

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 3. Intelligence and knowledge
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee, there are a number of factors that influence the ease and speed at

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 2. The Guarantor
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee, there are a number of factors which influence the ease and speed at

Personal Guarantees: Reaching a Settlement: 1. Bank/organisation influences
When trying to settle a Personal Guarantee there are a number of factors that influence the ease and speed at

HSBC Indian based collection team:- now doing deals?
HSBC India have a new set of case managers, over the last couple of months, which we have seen many

HBOS Reading fraud internal report published
A September 2013 internal report on HBOS, known as the Project Lord Turnbull report, has been published with respect to