Three reasons for landlords and property developers to use to short-term finance

Expert commercial mortgage broker, Paul Keddy, identifies three common uses of short-term finance and tells you what you can expect in terms of rat...

Out of the ground! Placing property development finance deals

Current availability of finance for new build property developments.

Why you should use a broker for property development finance

As with any finance, it's possible for borrowers to 'cut out the middle man' by applying directly to a lender, so why do so many developers go via...

Update on the PRA's new underwriting rules for portfolio landlords

The next raft of PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority) or Painfully Robust Administration changes are almost upon us as Chris Longhurst, consultant...

What security do buy to let lenders require when lending to Ltd Cos?

Fixed charges. Floating charges. Debentures. Personal guarantees. Steve Olejnik, COO, explains what type of security lenders may require when the b...

Portfolio landlords' checklist

From October 2017, lenders are required to apply a specialist underwriting approach to buy to let mortgage applications from portfolio landlords. I...

Which brokers provide the best advice?

Jeni Browne, Sales Director looks at how the mortgage market has changed since she started out in broking and explains why it is now more important...

What the Spring Budget 2017 means for landlords

On the face of it Mr Hammond did not do anything specifically to help (or harm) the buy to let sector or the wider housing market. However, he did...

What the Housing White Paper means for SME builders and property developers

The Government has acknowledged that Britain’s housing market is broken and has published a White Paper aimed at tackling the crisis. Steve Olejnik...