News

Products/Criteria / Buy to Let mortgages
2nd May 2018

A buy to let product for individuals and limited companies, single properties or portfolios:  …

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
2nd May 2018

Brightstar are officially members of the new and exclusive Bluestone ‘Sapphire Packager Club’.  The membership…

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
13th April 2018

LIMITED EDITION residential mortgage rates for clients with adverse   Up to 85% LTV 2…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Commercial finance
29th March 2018

Amicus have entered the commercial mortgage market during March and are sitting nicely with our…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Buy to Let mortgages
29th March 2018

Remortgages have been high on the agenda this month. Historically, remortgages were a simple transaction…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Second charge mortgages
29th March 2018

Two years after MCD and regulation by the FCA, the second charge mortgage market continues…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Blogs & articles / Residential mortgages
29th March 2018

March has seen a plethora of new products, some of which exclusives, from our various…

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
29th March 2018

For clients who require a residential mortgage but are in an active debt management plan…

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
29th March 2018

Brightstar, recently crowned Magellan Homeloans 'distributor of the year' for 2017, has been rewarded with…

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
29th March 2018

A near prime residential mortgage up to 90% LTV with rates from 3.19%…

Products/Criteria / Buy to Let mortgages
29th March 2018

A buy-to-let product that offers up to 75% LTV with a bespoke ICR…

Blogs & articles / People Development
27th March 2018

Much has been written and spoken about concerning the need to change the image of…

Press / People Development
19th March 2018

At a lunch hosted by Virgin Money and Brightstar Financial, in partnership with HM Treasury,…

Press / People Development
19th March 2018

I have written much about the importance of feedback and the crucial role it plays…

Press / People Development
16th March 2018

A further 45 signatories have committed to take on the targets highlighted in the Women…

Blogs & articles / People Development
15th March 2018

Ahead of ‘good news’ expected out tomorrow on gender equality from HM Treasury, Clare Jupp,…

Products/Criteria / Buy to Let mortgages
15th March 2018

We are delighted to have been chosen to launch a brand new Vida Homeloans buy-to-let…

Blogs & articles / People Development
8th March 2018

With the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report findings telling us gender parity is…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Commercial finance
28th February 2018

Commercial high street lenders continue to favour the trading business area of the market; best…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Short-term lending
28th February 2018

We continue to witness further pricing competition within the sector; with some of our lenders…

Products/Criteria / Short-term lending
28th February 2018

Our product of the month enables clients to achieve up to 70% gross LTV on…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Buy to Let mortgages
28th February 2018

We’re constantly hearing that the buy-to-let market is in decline; it’s been reported that net…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Second charge mortgages
28th February 2018

According to the latest figures from the Finance and Leasing Association, the trade body for…

Products/Criteria / Second charge mortgages
28th February 2018

Our product of the month goes to Optimum Credit again, due to their recently announced…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Residential mortgages
28th February 2018

We’re continuing to see high loan to value enquiries where the client has a historical…

Products/Criteria / Residential mortgages
28th February 2018

Our product of the month is the 90% LTV semi exclusive via Kensington; it tops…

Short-term lending
29th January 2018

Bridging loan volume rose 10.7% to £534.1m in 2017, compared to £482.61m in 2016 as…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Short-term lending
19th December 2017

Liquidity within the short term lending market will continue but there will be further bumps…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Short-term lending
19th December 2017

Auction purchase of a property with no planning permission, where the investor wanted to change…

Ezines - The latest news and views from Brightstar / Short-term lending
19th December 2017

This year, Interbay, part of One Savings Bank launched in to the short term lending…