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£247,000 Second charge regulated bridge

£247,000 Second Charge regulated bridge Case StudyJo Powell recently completed a £247,000 regulated second charge bridge, securing funding at 60% LTV with a rate of 0.99% per month. The transaction progressed from application to completion in just 8 weeks. The...

£142,000 Commercial cafe purchase for trading business

£142,000 Commercial cafe purchase for trading business

£142,000 Commercial cafe purchase for trading business Case StudyAdam Fulcher recently completed a £142,000 commercial mortgage to facilitate the purchase of a fully commercial café premises for an established trading business. The facility was secured at 75% LTV with...

£225,000 Residential purchase for a client with adverse credit

£225,000 Residential purchase for a client with adverse credit

£225,000 Residential purchase for a client with adverse credit Case StudySteph Healey recently completed a £225,000 residential purchase mortgage, enabling a client to re-enter the property market following the sale of their previous home as part of a relationship...

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£30,000 Second charge to fund debt consolidation and home improvements

£30,000 Second charge to fund debt consolidation and home improvements

£30,000 Second charge to fund debt consolidation and home improvements Case StudyRichard Barham, supported by Amy Schofield, recently completed a £30,000 second charge loan to support debt consolidation and a programme of home improvements, including the installation...

£195,000 Second charge for home improvements

£195,000 Second charge for home improvements

£195,000 Second charge for home improvements Case StudyGeorgia Walton, supported by Ashley Bennett, recently completed a £195,000 second charge loan to fund a programme of home improvements, including the installation of a new kitchen and new windows. The facility was...

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...

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