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Bright Insights, September 2025
BrightTalks – Gina Blagden, Group Head of Sales
Welcome to Bright Talks Bright Talks is our behind-the-scenes video series, giving you a closer look at the people who power our business. In each episode, we speak with team members from across the company to learn more about their roles, their teams, and what drives...
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£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...
The power of flexible bridging finance
The power of flexible bridging financeCase StudyLoan Amount: £530,000 | LTV: 60% | Rate: 0.85%Structure: Two separate lending facilities with the same lenderTiming: 4 weeks to completion The clients existing property and our main lending security was in rural Scotland...
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The UK Specialist Lending Podcast episode 4
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Will you fall foul of Consumer Duty for capital-raising clients?
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How to help your clients beat the property famine
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Converting opportunities for your landlord clients
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It’s time to think about consumer duty
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Are you prepared for cost-of-living crisis fallout?
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Putting you in a strong position for consumer duty
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Putting your clients in the strongest position to move
