U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise as Iran Conflict Fuels Inflation Fears
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter U.S. mortgage rates moved higher this week as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and renewed inflation concerns rippled through global…
Opportunity Zones Surge as Investors Chase U.S. Affordable Growth
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter Home-price appreciation in many of America's federally designated Opportunity Zones continued to track closely with the broader U.S. housing market in early…
Higher Rates Chill U.S. Mortgage Demand in May
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter U.S. mortgage application activity fell sharply in late May 2026 as borrowing costs climbed to their highest levels in nearly nine months,…
Tampa, Las Vegas Lead U.S. Luxury Housing Price Surge in 2026
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter The U.S. luxury housing market is regaining momentum after a sluggish stretch, with affluent buyers reentering the market in force and pushing…
How to build a property portfolio with buy-to-let mortgages
Here's a very simplistic example of how borrowing via a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage allows you to multiply your returns versus owning a property all-cash: A landlord purchasing a £300,000 property…
£3.6m refurbishment facility funds Cambridge medtech development
The funding facility will enable the refurbishment and repositioning of an existing commercial asset into high-specification office and Med-Tech accommodation, targeting the continued demand for innovation-led workspace across the South…
£1.5m bridging loan backs partially tenanted asset in Kent
"We worked closely with the broker to take a considered approach to the risks, ensuring the loan was aligned to the borrower’s strategy and providing the flexibility needed to move…
Bridging deal backs £2.7m premium development overlooking Menai Strait
Supporting existing customer, Gary Poole of Lingar Holdings (Chester) Limited, the Charles Street team provided £950,000 in development funding for a highly technical build which saw construction of the properties…
The growing cost of fragmented property data
The gap between assumed performance and actual performance isn’t a knowledge problem, but a data one. And the reforms now landing on the sector - The Renters’ Rights Act, alongside…
Challenger firm aims to overhaul conveyancing
Founder to tackle growing ‘crisis’ in sectorA new conveyancing firm has been launched with the aim of overhauling the process to speed up the typical 19-week delay buyers currently face…