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Community Projects at our local Food Bank

Brightstars' Community Action Projects are underway! Our first volunteers have been out in the community at our local food bank, lending their time & support for the benefit of others. This is all part of our Groups' ESG Plan - and a development from Mental...

Pebbles for the community

Pebbles for the community

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2025 Pebbles for the Community During Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, the Brightstar Group Team will be painting pebbles for the community. Workshops will be led by the Mental Health First Aid Team and all team members will be...

Brightstars Mentally Healthy Breakfast

Brightstars Mentally Healthy Breakfast

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2025 Eating yourself mentally healthy! During Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, the Brightstar Group will be treating the team to a delicious and nutritious breakfast, aimed at supporting good mental health.  For centuries we have known...

Brightstar News

£2,275,000 Regulated Bridge for a Property Chain Break

£2,275,000 Regulated Bridge for a Property Chain Break

£2,275,000 Regulated bridge for a property chain breakCase StudyBenjamin Peace recently arranged a £2,275,000 regulated bridging loan for a high-net-worth client seeking to downsize from her primary residence. The client had identified her ideal next home, a rare...

£1.9M Regulated Bridge on a Prime London Residential Asset

£1.9M Regulated Bridge on a Prime London Residential Asset

£1,900,000 Regulated Bridge on a prime London residential assetCase StudyBenjamin Peace recently arranged a £1,900,000 regulated bridging loan for a high-net-worth foreign national client, secured against a prime residential property in Central London. The client had...

£154,000 Debt Consolidation Loan with a quick completion

£154,000 Debt Consolidation Loan with a quick completion

£154,000 debt consolidation loan with a quick completionCase StudyGeorgia Walton, Second Charge Mortgage Specialist at Brightstar, arranged a £154,000 loan for a client seeking to consolidate multiple debts into a single, manageable payment. The client had been tied...

The Brightstar Group publishes first Annual ESG Report

The Brightstar Group publishes first Annual ESG Report

As part of World Earth Day, the Brightstar Group has published its first ever ESG Report in what is believes will help set the benchmark for reporting on ESG within the Specialist Finance sector. The 2025 report shares significant insights in the achievements of the...

Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit

Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit

Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit You don’t need to be an expert in second charge mortgages to offer them to your clients — just to spot the opportunity.   ‘I don’t do second charges.’ It’s a phrase I continue to hear from brokers more often than...

£1.47M Mortgage for Home Movers with Complex Income

£1.47M Mortgage for Home Movers with Complex Income

£1.47 million mortgage for home movers with complex incomeLarge Loan Case StudyStephanie Healey, Specialist Mortgage Consultant at Brightstar, recently secured a £1,476,450 part-and-part mortgage for a couple purchasing a £1,737,000 home in London. The application...

£2.61 million self-build loan

£2.61 million self-build loan

£2.61 million self-build loanLarge Loan Case StudyStephanie Healey, Specialist Mortgage Consultant at Brightstar, recently arranged a £2,610,000 self-build facility for a high-net-worth client looking to knock down their existing property and build their dream home....

  • 15 April 2025

    Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit

  • 9 April 2025

    “There’s a sense of inherent bias within the system”

  • 11 December 2023

    Commercial opportunity increases as we look to 2024

  • 11 December 2023

    New product structures offer hope to Buy to Let investors

  • 11 December 2023

    Using bridging to get people moving

  • 11 December 2023

    New year, new space

  • 11 December 2023

    It is possible to maximise affordability, even with recent adverse

  • 13 November 2023

    WEBINAR: The Bank of Mum and Dad

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