News
What's going on at Assetz Capital? These news articles, blogs and press releases will keep you up-to-date with what we're doing and what we think.
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The Recovery Loan Scheme
- July 28, 2021
Assetz Capital approved for accreditation as a Recovery Loan Scheme lender
Bridging and Commercial - July 21, 2021
Assetz Capital CBILS lending tops £370m
Bridging and Commercial - June 28, 2021
Assetz Capital heats up for summer rate reduction
- June 24, 2021
Loan Book Update from Chris Macklin, Chief Risk Officer
Here, our Chief Risk Officer, Chris Macklin, explains in more detail how we have managed the loan book throughout the pandemic and provides an update on the forbearance measures that have been put in place to support borrowers and to help safeguard your investments.
- February 17, 2021
CBILS funding helps North-West developer’s site get back on track
Developers Paul & Sarah Waterworth, owners of Olam Holdings Ltd, were expecting their loan to fund the conversion of a barn and garage into five homes to complete at any moment, when the Covid19 pandemic brought everything to a standstill.
- December 17, 2020
Lender Certification
As an investor on the Assetz Capital platform, we ask you to certify as to which type of investor you are every twelve months.
The certification process is a result of the rules introduced by the FCA on 9th December 2019, which are aimed at enhancing the protection of retail investors.
- December 7, 2020
Ask Our Panel
We’ve introduced this feature to enhance our communication with our investors and give you the opportunity to directly ask the questions that are important to you.
- December 4, 2020
CBILS funding clears the way for Linell Homes Ltd development near Wakefield
CBILS funding clears the way for Linell Homes Ltd development near Wakefield
- November 30, 2020
We’ve secured an additional £25m from British Business Investments
We’re delighted to announce that British Business Investments (BBI), a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed an additional £25m to Assetz Capital, in a boost to UK housebuilders and SMEs.
- November 11, 2020
Spotlight On Tech
Here, we put the spotlight on our Technology Team so you can get to know our Head of Engineering, David De-Vilder, and understand why technology is so important at Assetz Capital.
- November 11, 2020
Assetz Capital secures additional £25m from British Business Investments
British Business Investments (BBI), a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed an additional £25m to Assetz Capital, the property-focused marketplace lender, in a boost to UK housebuilders and SMEs.
- October 28, 2020
Ask Our Panel
We’ve introduced this feature to enhance our communication with our investors and give you the opportunity to directly ask the questions that are important to you.
- October 15, 2020
Assetz Capital completes £1.5 million funding round with Future Fund
Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has completed a further £1.5 million fundraise, after the government's Future Fund matched its overfunded crowdfunding round on Seedrs of over £750,000.
- October 7, 2020
Assetz Capital restarts retail lending
Manual Lending Account investors take advantage of £1 million bridging loan
- September 21, 2020
An update on market conditions from Stuart Law, CEO
The economic impact of COVID-19 continues to evolve alongside the sad impact upon people’s lives. Gradually more things are becoming clearer and giving us more information to make decisions upon. Whilst over time, most business sectors will recover and the economy will grow larger than ever, it will likely and necessarily be a different shape to the economy of 2019 and will also take time to evolve.
- September 16, 2020
Our Distressed Loans and Recoveries Process
When investing in peer-to-peer loans, you are lending money directly to one or more borrowers. Like all other lending operations, there is always the risk that things don’t run smoothly, and the borrower cannot repay the loan, leading to a reliance on the property security taken for the loan.
Here, we take a look at our recoveries process, to help you to understand the methods we have in place to recover your investments should the borrower default.
- September 16, 2020
An update on the loan book
Our Head of Credit, Tim Harper provides an update on CBILS lending and the steps that we have taken in managing our existing loan book throughout the pandemic.
- September 16, 2020
Access Account Marketplace processes £6 million in since launch
The new Access Account Marketplace from Assetz Capital processed around 4,000 trades totalling around £6 million in its first two weeks, with no platform fees payable.
- September 2, 2020
Assetz Capital partners with Aros Kapital to fund CBILS lending
Assetz Capital has signed a funding deal with Aros Kapital, a fast-growing Nordic financing provider focused on the SME segment, to contribute to its lending under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
- August 19, 2020