All articles by Grant Collinson

Grant Collinson

Collections Nightmares

Ever found yourself on the runway of a developing nations airport about to repossess some long-sought asset, only to be surrounded by a private militia wielding former Soviet machine guns? Perhaps youve turned up at a premises in Middlesbrough to collect a car only to be threatened with grievous bodily harm by a former client turned menacing Neanderthal Whatever your Collection Nightmare we at Leasing Life are looking for the worst repossession tales from anywhere in Europe for this diary page, so get in touch if you have a horror story worth sharing, or perhaps a leasing myth that youve heard.

Collections Nightmares

Ever found yourself on the runway of a developing nations airport about to repossess some long-sought asset, only to be surrounded by a private militia wielding former Soviet machine guns? Perhaps youve turned up at a premises in Middlesbrough to collect a car, only to be threatened with grievous bodily harm by a former client turned menacing Neanderthal. Whatever your Collection Nightmare we at Leasing Life are looking for the worst repossession tales from anywhere in Europe, so get in touch if you have a horror story worth sharing, or perhaps a leasing myth that youve heard

Basement Talk

Those with a vested interest in the outcome of this continental struggle will wait, straining at rolling news coverage, newspapers and the internet, as the to-and-fro goes on through the summer

Winds of change

Financing renewable energy projects is big business in Europe and one often supported by public funds Grant Collinson gets the lowdown on the regulatory status of this fashionable industry from specialist lawyer Rebecca Williams, partner with Addleshaw Goodard Grant Collinson: To what extent is renewable equipment finance reliant on government subsidies for revenue?

Collections nightmares

Ever found yourself on the runway of a developing nations airport about to repossess some long-sought asset, only to be surrounded by a private militia wielding former Soviet machine guns? Perhaps youve turned up at a premises in Middlesbrough to collect a car, only to be threatened with grievous bodily harm by a former client turned menacing Neanderthal. Whatever your Collection Nightmare we at Leasing Life are looking for the worst repossession tales from anywhere in Europe for this diary page, so get in touch if you have a horror story worth sharing, or perhaps a leasing myth that youve heard.

Steady as she goes

New business volumes in Europes helicopter finance market may not soar above those experienced by the vehicle fleet or production equipment sectors, but for the specialists involved, helicopter leasing can be a short flight to a steady profit

Basement talk

In between harried editorial meetings, hurried early morning news writing and hackneyed attempts at social media, there is a long-standing competition among the Leasing Life team to identify leasing references in popular culture.

Collections Nightmares

Ever found yourself on the runway of a developing nations airport about to repossess some long-sought asset, only to be surrounded by a private militia wielding former Soviet machine guns? Perhaps youve turned up at a premises in Middlesbrough to collect a car only to be threatened with grievous bodily harm by a former client turned menacing Neanderthal. Whatever your Collections Nightmare we at Leasing Life are looking for the worst repossession tales from anywhere in Europe for this diary page, so get in touch if you have a horror story worth sharing, or perhaps a leasing myth that youve heard.

Basement Talk

Just occasionally in the course of our work, we at Leasing Life come across a turn of phrase in among the usually straightforward lexicon of banking that ticklesthe imagination with a suggestion of the surreal. Which is why when one reporter was scouring the web pages of the major leasing networks in search of important dates in the financial reporting calendar a purely recreational activity he was intrigued by one of the mysterious events listed. The reporter found that the financial calendar of one bank-owned lessor informed him he had entered, and would remain for the next six weeks within, the Silent Period.

Collections nightmares

Ever found yourself on the runway of a developing nations airport about to repossess some long-sought asset, only to be surrounded by a private militia wielding former Soviet machine guns? Perhaps youve turned up at a premises in Middlesbrough to collect a car only to be threatened with grievous bodily harm by a former client turned menacing Neanderthal. Whatever your Collection Nightmare we at Leasing Life are looking for the worst repossession tales from anywhere in Europe for this diary page, so get in touch if you have a horror story worth sharing, or perhaps a leasing myth that youve heard.