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In this article for Mortgage Strategy, CEO of Connect for Intermediaries Liz Syms answers five common questions brokers may have about overseas mortgages. 1.What type of borrower is likely to want an overseas mortgage?  These borrowers have previously been either people wanting to retire to the sun or families moving abroad, but in the past few

In this article for Bridging Introducer, Corporate Sales Director of Connect for Intermediaries, Kevin Thomson, discusses the growth of development finance and whether lenders are meeting this demand. There has been a noticeable increase in demand for development finance and an increase in lenders entering the market to meet this. This may in part be

In this article for Financial Reporter, CEO of Connect for Intermediaries Liz Syms outlines how the auction purchase process can run smoothly if a bridging lender is used. If a borrower comes to you looking to buy a property to renovate or convert, they will be looking for finance for the initial purchase of the property

In this blog post, the Connect team explain the many ways your landlord client can benefit from setting up a limited company. There have been important legislative changes over the past few years that have impacted the profits that landlords can earn from their properties. Despite this, landlords are still remaining positive about new investment

In this article for Bridging and Commercial, Liz Syms discusses how brokers can expand the ways they help their clients by building their knowledge of alternative business finance. Historically, companies have turned to their local bank manager to secure funding for their business. According to the British Business Bank 2017 Business Finance survey, 37% of