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March 2024 / 10:18 am

NEW Developer exit products

Tier 1 developer exit product Up to 60% LTV 0-6 Units Up to 12-month term Minimum loan - £50,000 No maximum loan 2% facility/product fee   Tier 2 developer exit product Up to 75% LTV No limit on the number of units Up to 18-month term Minimum loan - £50,000 No...

Retirement Interest Only mortgage for debt consolidation

Retirement Interest Only mortgage for debt consolidation

The case has now completed and the self-build project is underway. The build is estimated to take around 12 months and the final value is likely to be around £3.5m. The case was placed with a building society on a self-build

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Limited edition buy-to-let products

Limited edition buy-to-let products

Brand new limited edition buy-to-let products, featuring options for personal ownership and limited company landlords. Giving landlords even more choice with the launch of this new, limited edition buy-to-let range, featuring reduced 5-year fixed rates, lower minimum...

Brand new semi-exclusive commercial and semi-commercial products

Brand new semi-exclusive commercial and semi-commercial products

Commercial semi-exclusive: For properties with an EPC rating of C or above: For properties with an EPC rating of D or below: Up to 75% LTV Up to 75% LTV Rates from 7.69% Rates from 8.39% 2 & 5 year fixed 2 & 5 year fixed ERC’s for fixed period ERC’s for fixed...

Residential & buy-to-let semi-exclusive products

Residential & buy-to-let semi-exclusive products

Residential semi-exclusive: Key features and highlights: Up to 85% LTV Rates from 6.89% 1 year fixed No early repayment charge Minimum loan size £50k Maximum loan size £1m Up to 4 applicants Product fee £1,495 Ex public sector houses and new build properties Wide...

Semi-exclusive self build products

Semi-exclusive self build products

Self Build Product 1: Key features and highlights: Up to 80% LTV available Rates from 5.79% No early repayment charge Term: 2 years Arrangement Fee: 0.5% Minimum loan: £30,000 Maximum loan: £3,000,000 Minimum Term: 5 years Maximum term: 40 years   Self Build...

Check out our new semi-exclusive products

Check out our new semi-exclusive products

Commercial Mortgages Key features and highlights: Up to 75% LTV available Rates from 7.99% No maximum loan amount No maximum property value Most asset classes considered Owner occupier and investment applications accepted Available in England and Wales 2 - 30 year...

Capital raising 1 year fixed rate product

Capital raising 1 year fixed rate product

Ideal for those that are looking to raise funds for short term projects such as home improvements, but still require certainty of payment without a costly early repayment charge on exit. Key features and highlights: Up to 80% LTV Rates from 8.83% Loans from £10,000 up...

5-3 buy-to-let product plus lifetime tracker

5-3 buy-to-let product plus lifetime tracker

5-3 Product (ICR is stressed at the pay rate as it’s a 5 year fix, but the borrower is only tied in for 3 years with no ERC’s after that) Key features and highlights: Loans up to £1.5 million Rates fro 4.99% (4.99% product fee) or 5.44% (2.5% product fee) ERC's: 4% /...

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NEW Developer exit products

NEW Developer exit products

Tier 1 developer exit product Up to 60% LTV 0-6 Units Up to 12-month term Minimum loan - £50,000 No maximum loan 2% facility/product fee   Tier 2 developer exit product Up to 75% LTV No limit on the number of units Up to 18-month term Minimum loan - £50,000 No...

£300k raised in one month for retired couple looking to invest

£300k raised in one month for retired couple looking to invest

£300k raised in one month for retired couple looking to investObjective The introducing broker needed assistance for their retired clients, aged 68 and 65, to leverage the equity in their mortgage-free home to invest in a company, aiming to generate passive income...

£230k second charge mortgage for debt consolidation and home improvements

£230k second charge mortgage for debt consolidation and home improvements

£230k second charge mortgage for debt consolidation and home improvementsObjective Our introducers client was seeking a £230k second charge mortgage for debt consolidation and home improvements. They had previously taken out a second charge for home improvements, and...

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