News & Insight - Property development finance

Lockdown 3.0: Impact on the UK Property Market

New year, new lockdown. While 2021 may not have started the way many us were hoping, rest assured this is not like March 2020 when it comes to the...

Your Property Investment Questions, Answered!

Jeni Browne answers the latest questions submitted by property investors for the December 2020 MFB Live!

How Will the Lockdown Tier System Impact the Property Market?

Now that we have the details of the tiered restrictions being put in place across England and the 'circuit-breaker' lockdown in Wales in response t...

Refurbishment Finance – How to Add Value to Your Buy to Let and Commercial Properties

The savvy landlord is always looking for ways to increase the value of their rental properties and refurbishing an out-dated or rundown property is...

How Lockdown Property Valuations Will Work

The slight lifting of England’s lockdown restrictions and new guidelines, published by the Government and RICS, has allowed surveyors to resume phy...

Alternative Development Exit Finance Options When You Can’t Sell

With lockdown restrictions continuing to prevent would-be purchasers making offers on new acquisitions, many developers have found themselves stuck...

Have you met the modern bridging loan...?

Traditionally bridging finance was used when a residential property purchase chain had broken down but now the use of this type of finance has expa...

3pc stamp duty surcharge loophole discovered

The 3% stamp duty surcharge, which applies to purchases of additional dwellings, may not apply on properties unsuitable for immediate habitation.

Overnight diary of a mortgage adviser sleeping rough

On Friday 30 November, like many other mortgage advisers across the country, Gavin Richardson slept rough to raise money and awareness in support o...