Written by Roger Martin-Fagg, Behavioural Economist. “UK SME confidence remains optimistic but there are economic challenges ahead” About Roger Martin-FaggBehavioural Economist Roger is an economist turned strategist. He began his career in the New Zealand Treasury, then moved into airline business planning and teaching postgraduates all aspects of economics. He designed and ran the postgraduate...Read More

Equipment leasing (or finance) is a banking facility that allows businesses to acquire the latest technology or assets by renting the goods over a pre-agreed term, for a pre-agreed price, usually paid monthly, quarterly or annually. As opposed to purchasing the equipment outright using a company’s capital expenditure, leasing draws upon the company’s operating expenditure....Read More

Leading technology and equipment finance providers, Lease Group, has announced the onboarding of its 1000th partner, as its channel solution sees a steady take-up of suppliers. Lease Group, a channel-only funding service for suppliers in telecoms, IT, AV and energy sectors, saw its partner-base double from 500 suppliers to 1,000 between the beginning of 2020...Read More

Many organisations in the UK are investing in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for their premises. Providing free charging can attract employees, boost a business’s ESG values, and is an important measure ahead of the proposed 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles. However, the installation of EV charging points in a...Read More

A common scenario in any climate, but even more so today: Your customer wants your solution, but not at the price you are asking for. You’ve worked tirelessly to develop a market leading solution and you’ve readied your sales, operations and service delivery teams. Now all’s that’s left is to fill up the order books....Read More

If you are either already offering leasing, have given it a go in the past, or have thought about it but haven’t yet been convinced that it is for you, then there will likely be some lingering questions and preconceptions about the process and it’s suitability for you and your client base. As experts in the field, we’ve...Read More

After almost two years of a global pandemic, the world is now facing new challenges in the form of high fuel costs. Electric vehicles (EVs) offer an opportunity to replace fossil fuels in the transport sector and will undoubtedly transform both business and personal running costs. Electrification of the transport sector can also bring benefits...Read More

Lease Group has one of the largest Partner Channels in the UK, with over 850 suppliers serving 1,000s of business customers nationwide. We are able to finance almost any equipment or asset type, from hosted telephone systems to coffee machines. We do this via our Partner Channel, a hand-picked pool of technology and equipment specialists...Read More

It’s a common misconception that large businesses prefer to purchase their equipment, rather than lease it. Taking today’s challenging market out of the equation, 80% of the FTSE 500 have always favoured leasing because of the cash-flow efficiencies, not to mention, it beats tying cash up in ever-depreciating business necessities such as computers, desk phones, air conditioning units and...Read More

It’s 2021, so it’s no surprise that electric vehicles are grabbing more and more headlines in the motor industry. Established manufacturers demoing their wares and pioneering brands such as Tesla showcasing new models and improved tech, it’s coming thick and fast as the UK market counts down to the proposed 2030 petrol and diesel ban....Read More