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Second charge, the first option

A quiet shift is underway in the UK mortgage market, and it is being driven by borrowers, not lenders. We are seeing more clients who are choosing to stay put, capital raise and improve and extend their homes, rather than move and pay more stamp duty and solicitor...

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt Case StudyYiannis Constantinou, supported by Keagan Cole, recently completed a £650,000 residential remortgage to refinance an existing bridging loan and repay over £100,000 in unsecured debt. The...

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Second charge, the first option

Second charge, the first option

A quiet shift is underway in the UK mortgage market, and it is being driven by borrowers, not lenders. We are seeing more clients who are choosing to stay put, capital raise and improve and extend their homes, rather than move and pay more stamp duty and solicitor...

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt

£650,000 Remortgage to repay bridging loan & 100k worth of debt Case StudyYiannis Constantinou, supported by Keagan Cole, recently completed a £650,000 residential remortgage to refinance an existing bridging loan and repay over £100,000 in unsecured debt. The...

Second Charge Watch: Flexibility is reshaping the market

Second Charge Watch: Flexibility is reshaping the market

The sector is maturing and a more dynamic market means more ways to structure the right solution for the client The second charge market has always been known for its ability to provide solutions where mainstream lending falls short, but over the past 12 months the...

£226,000 First Charge Regulated Bridge

£226,000 First Charge Regulated Bridge

£226,000 First charge regulated bridge, completed in 13 days Case StudyJo Powell, assisted by Krystal Trundle, supported a client with a net loan of £226,000 through a first charge regulated bridge secured against a residential property at 47% LTV, delivered at a rate...

£50,000 Non-regulated buy-to-let investment loan completed in 3 hours!

£50,000 Non-regulated buy-to-let investment loan completed in 3 hours!

£50,000 Buy-to-let investment loan completed in 3 hours Case StudyNeil Taverner completed a £50,000 1st charge non‑regulated loan secured against a £210,000 buy‑to‑let investment property, 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱...

£39,500 Residential second charge

£39,500 Residential second charge

£39,500 Residential second charge Case StudyGeorgia Walton, supported by Amy Schofield, arranged a £39,500 residential second charge loan at 87.17% LTV, priced at 9.787%, enabling the client to consolidate existing debt following renovations completed on a property...

£270,000 Refurbishment bridging loan

£270,000 Refurbishment bridging loan

£270,000 Refurbishment Bridging loan Case StudyBenjamin Peace, supported by Lewis Seethiah, recently completed a £270,000 refurbishment bridging loan for a returning client who had purchased a fire-damaged residential property at auction. The asset required a full...

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