A poor exit strategy can wind up being very costly
Before taking out any bridging loan it is very important to be sure of your exit strategy, which is the method by which you are planning to repay the finance facility. Entering into any short term loan...
View ArticleAnother bridging loan provider is to close its doors
Some more sad finance news this week as Cheval Bridging Finance Ltd, which also includes Cheval Commercial Finance Ltd is going to close its doors. The FSA regulated lender has been trading since 1995...
View ArticleBridging loan provider foils £1.5 million fraud
Yesterday the BBC TV series ‘You’ve Been Scammed’ featured a story about a group of fraudsters who tried to obtain a fraudulent bridging loan for £1.5 million pounds from well known bridging loan...
View ArticleAn overview of different types of lending throughout 2012
Generally 2012 has seen some small improvements with regards to lenders providing more finance in 2012 than they did in 2011. However there is a long way to go with regards to commercial mortgages and...
View ArticleChristmas Finance Cheer!
As usual thousands of us are maxing out their credit cards buying Christmas gifts. Needless to say the banks are doing their best to help. Of course they do have a small problem of PPI mis selling...
View ArticleBridging loan providers should use modern systems that can detect fraudulent...
Leading on form our previous article last week concerning an attempted bridging loan application for £1.5 million that was a fraud. With increasingly clever attempts to commit fraud, bridging loan...
View ArticleWhat’s available in 2013 for bridging loans, commercial mortgages and secured...
Despite last year seeing some big name bridging loan providers closing their doors there is an increasing number of lenders entering this market. With a growing number of lenders we can probably expect...
View ArticleThe outlook for 2013 with regards to bridging loans, development finance and...
The Christmas break is a great time to consider what the next year is likely to hold in store for an industry that is still trying to recover from all the problems that it has experienced during the...
View ArticleBridging finance can help capitalise on profitable opportunities when...
A popular and often very lucrative opportunity is gaining planning permission for one or more additional properties on a portion of the land that makes up an existing property’s garden. Once the...
View ArticleBridging loans are being used by parents to help their children get on the...
Traditionally it has been common place for first time buyers to receive some financial help from parents, grandparents or other family members when buying their first property. In the past this may...
View ArticleImproved mortgage criteria starting to help property prices to increase
As bridging finance brokers who provide facilities throughout the UK we have a good view of the country’s property markets and are quick to notice signs of growth and decline. In recent months it has...
View ArticleWhat next for the British Economy?
Traditionally when the Government wants to stimulate the economy they do so by higher public spending and tax cuts. Unfortunately neither is possible in the current economic climate. As a result the...
View ArticleWithout bridging loans the recession could have been much worse
In recent weeks there has been many reports regarding rises in the amount of property sales, increases in property prices and also in lending. Figures being supplied are the healthiest for over 4...
View ArticleUk avoids triple dip recession!
Figures suggest that the UK has avoided the threat of a triple dip recession as GDP rises 0.3% in the first quarter. But will this boost consumer and business confidence? Is this a sure sign that the...
View ArticleWhat the Mortgage Market Review will mean for people with interest only...
The mortgage market review began in 2009 after we experienced the financial difficulties the mortgage market had caused for many people. The regulations previously in place had not proved effective in...
View ArticleRental incomes are starting to slow down, so should landlords be worried?
A while ago I wrote about how rents for residential letting properties were at record high levels and still rising. This was due to a rapid rise in demand for rental properties caused in part by a...
View ArticleNew mortgage regulations have come into force and lenders do still want to lend
The new Mortgage Market Review (MMR) regulatory changes came into effect over the weekend. Many lenders and mortgage brokers had already switched before the weekend and are successfully operating to...
View ArticleWill it really be any harder to get a mortgage following the Mortgage Market...
There has been lots of speculation in the media recently surrounding the MMR. It is true that the changes which have taken effect over the weekend will mean that a more in depth discussion about income...
View ArticleFifteen months of consecutive growth looks very good to continue
Yesterday figures were released showing that the UK economy has experienced a growth rate of 0.8%. Although this is 0.6% lower than the growth rate back in 2008, the UK has been leading the way out of...
View ArticleHouses prices are continuing to rise, but new regulations could calm this
The Nationwide have just released figures that the average house price is now £180,000 which is a huge increase of 11% during the past year. Having struggled through the recession house prices are...
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