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Blogs & articles
19th May 2022

Leonardo di Caprio is not the first Hollywood star to prefer younger women. But the…

Blogs & articles
11th May 2022

Research by Brightstar Financial and West One has found that 83% of brokers offer bridging…

Blogs & articles
9th May 2022

The Brightstar Group is again marking Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), with a programme of…

Blogs & articles
22nd April 2022

The latest Bank of England Base Rate increase was more or less inevitable as the…

Blogs & articles
24th March 2022

While we were able to operate effectively as a business working remotely last year, it’s…

Blogs & articles
17th March 2022

The latest data from the ASTL shows that the final quarter of last year was…

Blogs & articles
10th February 2022

The leadership team of the Brightstar Group has regained a controlling stake in the business,…

Blogs & articles
7th February 2022

Brightstar Financial and The Mortgage Mum have joined forces to launch a new Women in…

Blogs & articles
20th December 2021

Brightstar Financial has launched a new Specialist Lending Podcast, including insights, trends and debates from…

Blogs & articles
3rd December 2021

The energy efficiency of properties is a growing theme and is likely to take more…

Blogs & articles
22nd November 2021

Brightstar Financial has announced a special ‘DIP in a Day’ event in partnership with Allica…

Blogs & articles
18th November 2021

The Brightstar Group has announced a week of activities across its businesses to mark International…

Blogs & articles
5th November 2021

FR: When you first launched Brightstar a decade ago, did you expect it to be…

Blogs & articles
5th November 2021

Speaking to Specialist Lending Solutions after Brightstar’s 10-year anniversary, chief executive Rob Jupp said: “When we started…

Buy to Let mortgages / Blogs & articles
6th September 2021

Since the introduction of ‘Right to Buy’ in 1980 social housing stock has rapidly declined,…

Short-term lending / Blogs & articles
6th September 2021

West One’s new sales director Nick Jones has confirmed that the lender has their sights…

Second charge mortgages / Blogs & articles
6th September 2021

The second charge market was hit hard during the pandemic, hitting a crisis low of…

Short-term lending / Blogs & articles
6th September 2021

Enra Specialist Finance signed a new facility with J.P. Morgan to fund its bridging portfolio.…

Buy to Let mortgages / Blogs & articles
18th August 2021

There are a number of benefits and considerations that your clients will need to be…

Blogs & articles
17th August 2021

Service is a crucial component of choosing the right option for your clients. Delivery times…

Blogs & articles
2nd August 2021

Securing the best refurb finance for your clients Property refurbishment covers a whole range of…

Brightstar
15th June 2021

In the latest Mortgage Strategy webinar ‘Engaging with adverse credit’, Brightstar group chief executive Rob…

Brightstar / Press
9th June 2021

Brightstar Financial has launched The Specialist Lending Virtual Expo – a free one day digital…

Blogs & articles
8th June 2021

"It can be beneficial to take a second charge mortgage to pay for the work…

Brightstar / Press
25th May 2021

When was the last time you left the office at five o’clock?   It’s probably…

Brightstar / Press
24th May 2021

How many emails from lenders do you receive every day?   It’s thought that there…

Brightstar
11th May 2021

The Brightstar Group is launching its largest ever programme for Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW)…

Brightstar / Press
6th May 2021

The first webinars will take place on 19th May, with a masterclass in supporting SMEs…

Blogs & articles
12th April 2021

The Brightstar Group has returned its offices to full occupancy as part of its phased…

Blogs & articles
23rd March 2021

In his recent Budget, chancellor Rishi Sunak, outlined a three-part plan to support economic recovery…