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Painting Pebbles for the Community
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2025 Painting 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...
Brightstar Group Community Action Project
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK The Brightstar Group is marking and supporting Mental Health Awareness Week on 12th-18th May, continuing to raise awareness and encourage openness across the business around the issue of mental health. In 2025 the theme is ‘Community’ and...
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£1M Bridging Loan for Management Buy-Out
£1M Bridging Loan for Management Buy-OutCase StudyLTV: 28% | Rate: 0.99% per month | Term: 18 months | Security: 45,000 sq/ft commercial space Commission to Broker: £10,000 Kit Thompson recently facilitated a £1,000,000 bridging loan to support a management buy-out...
£1.89M Refinance for Experienced Landlord with Added Family Member
£1.89 million refinance for an experienced landlord Large Loan Case StudyStacey Forrester, Specialist Mortgage Consultant at Brightstar, recently arranged a £1,888,700 Buy-to-Let (BTL) refinance facility for an experienced 81-year-old landlord. The client was looking...
£1.68M Refinance on 5-Unit Multi-Unit Freehold Block
£1.68M refinance on 5-unit multi-unit freehold blockLarge Loan Case StudyYiannis Constantinou, Specialist Mortgage Consultant recently secured a £1,680,000 refinance facility for a client against a 5-unit Multi-Unit Freehold Block (MUFB) operating as a Buy-to-Let. The...
£1.9M Refinance on Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks
£1.9 million refinance on multi-unit freehold blocksLarge Loan Case StudyYiannis Constantinou, Specialist Mortgage Consultant at Brightstar, recently assisted a client in securing a £1,900,000 refinance facility against three Buy-to-Let Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks...
“There’s a sense of inherent bias within the system”
William Lloyd-Hayward shares his perspective on the progress being made for LGBTQ+ employees and customers in Financial Services and opens up about his motivations behind the Pride in Finance Alliance (PIFA). The question of how much progress has been made when it...
£1,805,400 Commercial Loan
£1,805,400 Commercial LoanLarge Loan Case StudyBrightstar helped securing the purchase of a multi-unit commercial and semi-commercial property for £1,805,400, delivering a tailored financing solution to meet the client’s unique needs. The deal was structured with a...
£3,105,000 Commercial Loan for 5 storey offices
£3,105,000 Commercial loan for 5 storey officesLarge Loan Case StudyBrightstar successfully facilitated the purchase of a fully let, 5-storey commercial office building for £3,105,375. The finance was structured with a 75% LTV, secured at a competitive 7.89% 2-year...
£250,000 Second charge loan
£250,000 Second charge loanLarge Loan Case StudyThis client required £250,000 in funding to complete essential works on a residential property. The original builder had taken money for materials that were never purchased and left the project half-finished. Without...
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Semi-commercial gets competitive
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Limited company dominance shows as landlords get serious
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Securing a home amidst broken chains
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The demand is out there
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A hands-on approach to stretching affordability
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Increasing options for semi-commercial clients
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Turning challenge into opportunity
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Getting back into the office can benefit mental health
