Originally published in Bridging & Commercial. William Lloyd-Hayward, Group COO officer at Brightstar Group — one of the co-founding firms of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) — has expressed the company’s advocacy for working in the office and...
The specialist remortgage market is ready for your clients right now…
As was widely predicted, the property market has slowed in the first quarter of this year as rising costs and economic uncertainty have combined to dissuade people from moving home or taking their first step onto the housing ladder. According to official data from...
How to reach the top in the world of property finance
Originally published in Mortgage Introducer - written by Jake Carter. Getting to the top of your field is desired by many but achieved by relatively few - it can take persistence and a lot of hard work to move up the ranks. Rob Jupp (pictured), group chief...
How bridging can help the growing number of downsizers
Traditionally, regulated bridging has been used by home movers whose own sale has fallen through where they do not want to lose the property they are buying, with the funds used to secure the purchase while they await the proceeds from their current home....
Good advisers will ‘win out’ but more ‘inconsistent lending decisions’ being made
Despite a record-breaking 2022, Brightstar Group CEO Rob Jupp is not resting on his laurels. Here, he speaks exclusively to Specialist Lending Solutions about his company’s performance, the opportunities in the market and where the winners will emerge in 2023. Last...
Plan ahead to put your clients and your business in a stronger position
After many years of sitting at historically low levels, mortgage rates are now rising. Those customers whose fixed rates have come to an end in the last six months and the start of 2023 will be the first to feel the pain, with the monthly cost of maintaining their...
Now is the time to engage with the specialist market
The current economic environment means that many more of your clients will have specialist circumstances in 2023. A recent study from specialist lender, Pepper Money, found that the number of people with any form of adverse credit on their credit file within the last...
Working together to beat the uncertainty
It hasn’t been an easy time to be a broker in recent weeks. Managing client expectations in a dramatic and uncertain environment can be very challenging, particularly when the result is an often greater cost to borrowers through higher rates or sometimes even deals...
The PDR opportunity for investors
Property remains a great opportunity for investors to earn both income and capital gains, and with demand for housing continuing to exceed supply, there’s little to suggest that this will change in the future. However, investors are being squeezed. Mortgage interest...
Bridging market continues to offer good opportunities for brokers
The Bank of England has officially increased the base rate to 3%, the biggest rise since 1989, and naturally, the mainstream residential mortgage market is feeling the effects. For the estimated 2.2 million people currently on their lender’s Standard Variable Rate...
Special times calls for specialist solutions
Gina Blagden, Head of Sales, discusses the importance of specialist support during the cost-of-living crisis. The cost-of-living crisis is on everyone’s minds at the moment. Whether a high earner or minimum wage, homeowner or renter, every person is likely to feel the...
The UK Specialist Lending Podcast episode 4
Our latest episode features host Alex Hammond, director at SquareOne Media, Adam Fulcher, commercial finance specialist at Brightstar Financial, and Michael Mann, senior business development manager at Allica Bank. Together they demonstrate how specialist experts and...