News & Insight - Property Development Finance

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

Following the tax relief restrictions, more and more landlords are looking for ways to increase the value of their rental properties. Refurbishin...

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...

A buy to let refurb product that will save you £££s

Need to carry out work to a property before it can be let, but don’t want to pay valuation and legal fees for both the bridging finance and the sub...

Will Bank Rate rise on Thursday?

Just a reminder that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets tomorrow to vote on whether to move Bank Rate. Their decision will be an...

7 tips for buying investment property at auction

Buying at auction can be pretty fraught. With a lot of money at stake and a tight time frame, preparing beforehand can make the process less stress...

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.