All articles by Chris Farnell

A captive audience: when dealerships want to keep car financing in-house

When a consumer buys a car, do they have the right to shop around for finance? Or is the dealer entitled to funnel them into their own finance arrangements? And will the Consumer Duty change all that?

Spring Budget 2023 fails to impress motor finance professionals

“Even if caution is understandable, given the challenges ahead, this budget is not up to the task”

Spring Budget 2023: Leasing, full expensing, investment zones, fuel duty, VED and going green

Spain’s new lease of life

Despite difficult and uncertain global circumstances, the leasing market in Spain is seeing exciting opportunities in the digital and environmental frontiers, Chris Farnell reports.

ALD and LeasePlan: Deal of the Century?

Romania’s fintech revolution

Financing the cost-of-living crisis

Can hydrogen help us break away from fossil fuels?