The rise of unoccupied property
As the housing crisis continues, new build properties are cropping up by the thousands across the UK. Yet somehow the government’s aim to build 300,000 new homes each year is ...
Housing Crisis Report
The housing crisis is one of the most significant societal issues affecting the UK. A lack of available housing – particularly affordable housing – has resulted in rent and house ...
MFS Top 5: Efficient energy sources for BTL assets
Sustainability and efficient energy has become the forefront of the property industry – and it’s about time too. Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) regulations are changing, and landlords need to be ...
Bridging for a Better World
With autumn in full swing, we can probably all admit that we’ve reached for the thermostat on more than one occasion already. But are there alternative ways to keep ourselves ...
Why is demand for large bridging loans on the rise?
The rising demand for large bridging loans is one of the curious trends to have emerged from the pandemic. By large bridging loans we loosely mean loans worth over £4 ...
Cityscapes – 15 years of change
To celebrate our 15 year anniversary, we've taken a look at three of the biggest and up-and-coming cities in the UK to see how they've changed over time. 15 YEARS ...
Avoiding a property chain through bridging finance
As we’ve all witnessed over the past year, the housing market has been flooded with activity. House prices sored as buyers rushed to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. ...
The pandemic frenzy abates – buy-to-let loans returns to the fore
The UK’s buy-to-let (BTL) industry has become a critical component when investing in bricks and mortar. Especially in the bridging loan sector. But has the pandemic affected this trend? As ...
Out with the new, in with the old: The end of the stamp duty holiday
As we step into October, we wave a final farewell to the stamp duty holiday. It’s fair to say it’s been an interesting 15 months. The temporary cut to stamp ...
25 years of specialist buy-to-let loans – reflections on a booming industry
Buy-to-let loan (BTL) investments have long been a cornerstone of the UK’s investment sector. In fact, it has now been 25 years since the first specialist BTL mortgage product was ...