Despite a record-breaking 2022, Brightstar Group CEO Rob Jupp is not resting on his laurels. Here, he speaks exclusively to Specialist Lending Solutions about his company’s performance, the opportunities in the market and where the winners will emerge in 2023. Last...
After many years of sitting at historically low levels, mortgage rates are now rising. Those customers whose fixed rates have come to an end in the last six months and the start of 2023 will be the first to feel the pain, with the monthly cost of maintaining their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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