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Getting back into the office can benefit mental health

Getting back into the office can benefit mental health

Originally published in Bridging & Commercial. William Lloyd-Hayward, Group COO officer at Brightstar Group — one of the co-founding firms of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) — has expressed the company’s advocacy for working in the office and...

How to reach the top in the world of property finance

How to reach the top in the world of property finance

Originally published in Mortgage Introducer - written by Jake Carter.   Getting to the top of your field is desired by many but achieved by relatively few -  it can take persistence and a lot of hard work to move up the ranks. Rob Jupp (pictured), group chief...

How bridging can help the growing number of downsizers

How bridging can help the growing number of downsizers

Traditionally, regulated bridging has been used by home movers whose own sale has fallen through where they do not want to lose the property they are buying, with the funds used to secure the purchase while they await the proceeds from their current home....

Now is the time to engage with the specialist market

Now is the time to engage with the specialist market

The current economic environment means that many more of your clients will have specialist circumstances in 2023. A recent study from specialist lender, Pepper Money, found that the number of people with any form of adverse credit on their credit file within the last...

Working together to beat the uncertainty

Working together to beat the uncertainty

It hasn’t been an easy time to be a broker in recent weeks. Managing client expectations in a dramatic and uncertain environment can be very challenging, particularly when the result is an often greater cost to borrowers through higher rates or sometimes even deals...

The PDR opportunity for investors

The PDR opportunity for investors

Property remains a great opportunity for investors to earn both income and capital gains, and with demand for housing continuing to exceed supply, there’s little to suggest that this will change in the future. However, investors are being squeezed. Mortgage interest...

Bridging market continues to offer good opportunities for brokers

Bridging market continues to offer good opportunities for brokers

The Bank of England has officially increased the base rate to 3%, the biggest rise since 1989, and naturally, the mainstream residential mortgage market is feeling the effects. For the estimated 2.2 million people currently on their lender’s Standard Variable Rate...

Special times calls for specialist solutions

Special times calls for specialist solutions

Gina Blagden, Head of Sales, discusses the importance of specialist support during the cost-of-living crisis. The cost-of-living crisis is on everyone’s minds at the moment. Whether a high earner or minimum wage, homeowner or renter, every person is likely to feel the...

The UK Specialist Lending Podcast episode 4

The UK Specialist Lending Podcast episode 4

Our latest episode features host Alex Hammond, director at SquareOne Media, Adam Fulcher, commercial finance specialist at Brightstar Financial, and Michael Mann, senior business development manager at Allica Bank. Together they demonstrate how specialist experts and...