A highly turbulent few years from a market and economic standpoint have undoubtedly generated progressively complex financial circumstances for individuals, households, investors, developers, landlords and businesses across the UK. This has resulted in an...

The expertise and support required by a variety of borrowers has amplified over the past few years due to a host of economic and market factors. Factors which have also been influenced by global events such as the pandemic and various geopolitical issues. This heady...

For anyone who has ever bought or sold a property, there’s no getting away from the fact that it can be a stressful journey. Even when working with the best agents, the best solicitors and the best brokers. This has become increasingly apparent over the past 12 to 18...

The opening weeks of 2024 have certainly proved highly encouraging from an enquiry and completion perspective across the short-term lending marketplace following a rollercoaster year in the wake of a turbulent economic environment which gave rise to a somewhat...

Like many before me, I came into financial services completely by accident. I was previously in music management, which was very much the life of a single person, before I decided to change direction. I applied for the position of an administration manager through an...

Our Managing Director Donna Wells was recently quoted in a feature about the second charge market in Mortgage Strategy. Complex needs? Second charge to the rescue – Mortgage Strategy

The importance of the private rented sector within the wider housing market is no secret for anyone operating in and around the UK mortgage market but the reality is that it continues to come under increasing pressure with very little respite in store. This pressure...

I’m sure that we will see a number of twists, turns and shifts in focus throughout the mortgage market over the next 12 months, with specialist sectors likely to be at the heart of many key trends. When looking ahead to 2024, a comment which stood out for me was from...

The intermediary market has always played a crucial role in helping open the doors to a range of funding needs for businesses of all shapes, sizes and structures. In such a complex economic climate, this specialist support is even more evident as businesses continue...

It’s always interesting to compare transactional volumes that we are seeing as a business with the statistics and data which are constantly emerging from the wider mortgage market. For much of 2023, volumes across a variety of specialist sectors have been fairly...