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Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit

Second Charge Watch: Time to form a new habit You don’t need to be an expert in second charge mortgages to offer them to your clients — just to spot the opportunity.   ‘I don’t do second charges.’ It’s a phrase I continue to hear from brokers more often than...

£250,000 Second charge loan

£250,000 Second charge loan

Our team of commercial finance experts were able to secure terms with a challenger bank who offered 60% LTV against a purchase price of £2m, at a rate of 3.12% plus BBR. 

The power of flexible bridging finance

The power of flexible bridging finance

Our team of commercial finance experts were able to secure terms with a challenger bank who offered 60% LTV against a purchase price of £2m, at a rate of 3.12% plus BBR. 

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Semi-exclusive owner occupier & expat buy-to-let products

Semi-exclusive owner occupier & expat buy-to-let products

Owner Occupier Key Features: Rates from 5.74% Up to 80% LTV 2 & 5 year fixed £500 cashback towards legal costs for remortgages   Expat Buy-to-let Key Features: Rates from 5.54% Up to 70% LTV 5 year fixed £500 cashback towards legal costs for remortgages ​...

Expat Residential Two year fixed product

Expat Residential Two year fixed product

Key Features: Rates from 6.59% Up to 90% LTV 2 year fixed Expat Residential Purchase & Remortgage Minimum loan £25,000 Maximum loan £1,500,000 ​ Extra Information: Ex-Pat Residential LTV 85% Ex-pat BTL & Holiday Let/airbnb (we use true holiday let income) –...

Specialist BTL semi-exclusive product

Specialist BTL semi-exclusive product

Key Features: Rates from 5.29% Up to 75% LTV Loans from £250k to £2.5m 2 & 5 year fixed rates ​​ Acceptable Security​​ HMOs up to maximum of 10 rooms​​ Multi-unit blocks up to maximum of 10 units​​ Single lets BTL with maximum of 10 properties on the loan ​​ ​​...

NEW Commercial Finance product

NEW Commercial Finance product

Key Features: Commercial investment rates from 6.39% Commercial owner occupier rates from 6.19% Purpose built student accommodation rates from 6.49% Up to 75% LTV No maximum loan amount No maximum property value Owner occupier and investment applications accepted...

SEMI-EXCLUSIVE buy-to-let specialist properties product

SEMI-EXCLUSIVE buy-to-let specialist properties product

Key Features: Holiday Lets (Air BNB) & MUFB/HMO up to 6 rooms in Northern Ireland MUFB/HMO up to 12 rooms + Student lets in England & Wales Flats above commercial Ex local flats with deck access Semi-commercial Studio flats below 30 sqm 5 year fixed rate Up to...

Development property insurance

Development property insurance

Development property insurance Objective & outcome Solstar was approached by this client seeking buildings insurance for a property they were purchasing to renovate. The goal was to finalise renovations within an 8-month timeframe, before selling. Solstar promptly...

Another seamless completion assisted by Solstar

Another seamless completion assisted by Solstar

Another seamless completion assisted by Solstar Objective & outcome This client was in the final stages of completing their property transaction when a last-minute issue arose regarding insurance coverage; the buildings insurance provided did not include...

Comprehensive private health cover for you and your family

Comprehensive private health cover for you and your family

Comprehensive private health cover for you and your family.Objective & outcome Solstar recently assisted a client who faced a sudden loss of private health care when his wife departed her job who provided this. This left our client, his wife and their two children...

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    The UK Specialist Lending Podcast episode 1

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