Lending to individuals continues at pace despite some slowing of the market, thanks in no small part to the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), but SME lending continues to lag behind.…

The growth in prominence of the bridging sector is evident, and looking at the current state of the property market it’s not difficult to see why. As house prices remain…

It is quite common for buy to let landlords to buy property that requires a certain amount of refurbishment as they seek to buy a bargain. The downside of this…

The unexpected intervention by the Chancellor in the Budget, announcing the unshackling of the way in which pension lump sums can be taken, has put a glint in the eye…

In early 2013 a change in development rights enabled owners of property with B1 class of use to convert their property from office based property to residential ( C 3…

As we continue to dissect the fallout from the Budget for do-ers, savers and candlestick makers – or something like that – there is hardly time to breathe as the…

A recent survey of the buy to let market showed that 1 in 8 mortgages are buy to let mortgages, average rent rises are around 2.5% per annum and 4…

Are you a first time buyer or simply looking to move home or do some home improvements. With the introduction of MMR from the end of April there is greater…

Talking to brokers about development finance they repeatedly tell me that high street banks tend to find more reasons not to lend than they do to lend. This has meant…

People re-mortgage for a number of reasons. The most common one is for home improvements but sometimes it is to capital raise for other projects or to consolidate debt. Even…