Asset Finance

The FLA is the leading trade association for the asset finance sector in the UK and the largest organisation of its type in Europe.

In 2025, our members provided £40.3 billion of finance to businesses and the public sector to support investment in new equipment, representing almost a third of UK investment in machinery, equipment and purchased software in the UK last year.

If you are a business customer searching for more information about asset finance, the business customer information section will explain how this option could help meet your investment or growth needs.

 

Learn more about Asset Finance

If you would like to know more about asset finance (leasing and hire purchase), this British Business Bank video provides an excellent summary.

For more information, we have produced a short leaflet on why you should use asset finance Why use Asset Finance. The British Business Bank Finance Hub explains the different type of finance for SMEs and where to get it

We think it is important that SMEs are ‘match fit for finance’ when they put an application in. To find out more, please click on this link

The Business Finance Code

The Business Finance Code sets out the high standards that FLA members must meet when providing asset finance to businesses and the public sector.  This includes trading fairly and responsibly with customers, and promoting the same high standards between intermediaries and customers.