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...
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...
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...
Written by Stewart Simpson, Second Charge Mortgage Specialist In many ways, Consumer Duty should provide little concern for mortgage brokers. After all, the core principle of securing good outcomes for the customer is woven into the DNA of most brokers. However, there...
Written by Jo Logan, Bridging & Development Finance Specialist It’s not yet clear what impact the cost-of-living crisis and economic uncertainty will have on property prices. However, many experts predict that transaction activity is likely to fall before prices...
Written by Neil Taverner, buy-to-let consultant Demand for rental property is growing at pace. According to Rightmove, rental demand increased by 6% at the end of Q2, compared to the same period last year and the number of available properties is down 26%. As a...
Steve Burch, Group Head of Compliance New Consumer Duty regulations are coming. The FCA has confirmed that the rules will be introduced on 31st July 2023 for ‘new and existing products or services that are open to sale or renewal’. For closed products or services, the...
Written by Gina Blagden, Head of Sales The cost-of-living crisis is taking hold and millions of consumers are turning to credit cards to help them meet rising prices. Bank of England figures show that credit card borrowing rose at its fastest rate in 17 years in June...
Written by Michelle Westley, Head of Marketing Working with a specialist distributor not only means you’re able to leverage our sector expertise across different areas of specialist lending, but it also gives your clients access to a wider choice of lenders than you...
By Jo Logan, Bridging and Development Finance Specialist at Brightstar Financial The overall volume of property transactions may be lower than the heightened activity of the last couple of years, but ask any prospective homebuyer whether it’s easy to secure the...
An article written by Barry Searle, Managing Director, Property at Castle Trust Bank for Brightstar’s ezine. Development finance is typically available for terms of between nine and 30 months. Given the extended timeframes for many building projects at the moment,...
An article written by Barry Searle, Managing Director, Property at Castle Trust Bank for Brightstar’s ezine. An increasing number of landlords are looking to more complex investments in order to increase yield. This is particularly true among experienced investors who...
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