Entrepreneur, Founder, CEO & UHNW Broker.
Islay Robinson.
CEO and Founder of Enness Global
An entrepreneur’s perspective on high-value and international finance.
I founded Enness in 2007 to help people whose wealth, income and ambitions required a more considered approach to borrowing. Nineteen years later, I lead the business and remain personally involved in large and complex transactions for entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and international families.
Here I share the experience behind those decisions, the businesses I have built and my perspective on private banking, borrowing and international property.
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Building Enness since 2007
Launching a finance business at the beginning of the financial crisis shaped how I approach both business and client work.
Enness grew around people whose circumstances needed to be understood individually: founders with wealth tied up in their businesses, international families with assets across countries, and borrowers whose income did not fit a standard application.
Alongside Enness, I co-founded a European bridging lender in 2021 and subsequently exited the business. That experience added a lender’s perspective to my work arranging finance.
The work I take on personally
My involvement tends to centre on transactions where the structure, lender selection or execution requires particular attention.
That can mean financing a London property for an international buyer, assessing borrowing after a business sale, or reviewing a case where substantial assets have not translated into a mortgage offer.
I work with the Enness team and clients’ existing advisers to understand the circumstances, assess the options and manage the process through to completion.
What experience has taught me
A useful finance proposal needs to make sense beyond its headline rate. The ownership structure, liquidity requirements, lender conditions and ability to complete all deserve attention.
My writing examines those decisions through the situations I encounter in practice: why wealthy borrowers can struggle to obtain finance, when to compare a private bank’s proposal, and what can cause a complex transaction to stall.
Press, interviews and commentary
I contribute commentary on high-value mortgages, private banking and the financing decisions of wealthy international buyers.
Explore selected coverage and interviews covering my work, the development of Enness and the markets in which we operate.
News & Features
Market commentary, transactions and thinking on UK and international high-value finance.
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About Islay Robinson
Who is Islay Robinson?
Islay Robinson is the CEO and Founder of Enness Global. He founded Enness in 2007 and has led the business for 19 years, specialising in high-value and international finance for entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and international families.
Does Islay still advise clients personally?
Yes. Alongside leading Enness, Islay remains personally involved in large and complex transactions, working with the Enness team and clients’ existing advisers. The nature of the case determines whether it calls for his involvement or a specialist colleague.
How does his work relate to Enness Global?
Islay’s financing work is carried out through Enness Global, a trading name of Enness Limited. Enness is a credit broker and protection intermediary, not a lender. Enness Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, reference 565120. Some products and services are regulated and some are not; this is confirmed before a client proceeds.
How can journalists or professional advisers contact him?
Use the enquiries page to send a brief outline. Journalists can include their publication, topic and deadline. Professional advisers can outline the financing requirement, property location and timing.
Get in touch
For a personal introduction, a complex financing requirement or a media enquiry, send me a brief outline.
For financing enquiries, include the property location, approximate borrowing requirement and timing. I will help establish whether the case calls for my involvement or a specialist colleague at Enness.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or any other debt secured on it.
Finance is arranged through Enness Global, a trading name of Enness Limited, a credit broker and protection intermediary, not a lender. Enness Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, reference 565120. Registered at 64 North Row, London, W1K 7DA. Company number 07760090. Not all products and services are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; this will be confirmed before you proceed. Fees and any commission arrangements are disclosed before you proceed. Terms depend on status, valuation and lender criteria. The information on this site is general information, not personal advice.