Mortgage & Finance Blog

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Mortgage News & Guides
April 2026

Got a New Mortgage in the Last Month? Here's What to Do Next

Bob Singh in The Mirror warns: your lender will NOT tell you if a cheaper rate is available. Here's what to do now.

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First Time Buyers
March 2025

First Time Buyer Guide 2025: Everything You Need to Know

From deposits and mortgage types to Help to Buy alternatives, a complete guide for first-time buyers.

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Bridging Finance
March 2025

Bridging Finance Explained: Costs, Risks and Use Cases

When is bridging the right option? We break down rates, timelines and the key scenarios where bridging adds value.

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Self Employed
February 2025

Self Employed Mortgage Tips: How to Improve Your Chances

Practical advice for sole traders and company directors applying for a mortgage.

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Buy to Let
February 2025

Buy to Let in 2025: Yield, Tax and Lending Changes

What landlords need to know about buy to let in 2025, lending criteria, tax changes and yield strategies.

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Bridging Finance
February 2025

Regulated vs Unregulated Bridging Loans

The key differences between regulated and unregulated bridging loans, and why it matters for your transaction.

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Mortgage News & Guides
February 2025

Secured Loans vs Remortgaging: Which Is Right?

Should you take a secured loan or remortgage? Pros, cons and when each option makes sense.

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Commercial Finance
February 2025

Commercial Mortgages for Medical Practices

Specialist lending for GP surgeries, dental and veterinary practices, rates, LTVs and what lenders want.

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Buy to Let
January 2025

Buy to Let Through a Limited Company

Is it worth buying investment property through an SPV? Tax advantages, costs and practical considerations.

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Bridging Finance
January 2025

Bridge to Let Explained: Buy, Refurbish, Refinance

How bridge-to-let works as a value-add investment strategy, a step-by-step guide.

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Adverse Credit
January 2025

Adverse Credit Mortgages: Your Options Explained

CCJs, defaults, IVAs, what lenders will and won't accept, and how a specialist broker can help.

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Commercial Finance
January 2025

Commercial Mortgage Rates and Criteria in 2025

An overview of commercial mortgage rates, deposit requirements and what lenders look for.

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Contractor Mortgages
January 2025

Mortgages for Contractors Paid on a Day Rate

How contractors can maximise mortgage borrowing using specialist day-rate lender criteria.

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Bridging Finance
January 2025

Heavy Refurbishment Finance Explained

What qualifies as heavy refurb, how staged drawdowns work, and what lenders need from you.

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Adverse Credit
November 2024

Can I Get a Mortgage After an IVA?

Yes, and sooner than you might think. Specialist advice on mortgage options during and after an IVA.

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Adverse Credit
November 2024

Mortgage Options After Bankruptcy

How long to wait, what deposit you'll need, and which lenders will consider your application.

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Contractor Mortgages
December 2024

CIS Worker Mortgages Explained

How CIS subcontractors can use gross or net income to get a mortgage with specialist lenders.

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Buy to Let
December 2024

HMO Mortgage Guide UK

Rates, licensing, lending criteria and yield potential for houses in multiple occupation.

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Uxbridge Property Finance
December 2024

Best Mortgage Broker in Uxbridge

Why Chess Mortgages is Uxbridge's top-rated specialist mortgage and finance brokerage.

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Development Finance
December 2024

Development Finance for First-Time Developers

Can you get development finance without a track record? Yes, here's how.

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Development Finance
December 2024

Development Exit Finance Explained

How development exit finance works and why it's essential for managing project cash flow.

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Commercial Finance
November 2024

Commercial Finance for Warehouses and Mixed-Use

Specialist mortgage advice for warehouses, industrial units and mixed-use properties.

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Estate Planning
November 2024

Estate Planning Basics: Wills, Trusts and LPAs

Why everyone should have a will, and when trusts and lasting powers of attorney become essential.

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Uxbridge Property Finance
November 2024

Mortgage Broker in Hillingdon

Local mortgage advice for the London Borough of Hillingdon, personal service and specialist access.

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Commercial Finance
November 2024

Merchant Cash Advances Explained

What MCAs are, how repayments work, and which businesses they suit best.

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Commercial Finance
October 2024

Invoice Finance vs Factoring

The key differences between invoice discounting and factoring, and which suits your business.

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Commercial Finance
October 2024

Asset Finance for UK Businesses

How to fund equipment, vehicles and machinery using hire purchase, leasing and refinancing.

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Estate Planning
October 2024

Estate Planning for Property Owners

Why property owners need specialist estate planning to protect assets and minimise tax.

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Estate Planning
October 2024

Trusts for Property Protection

How property protection trusts safeguard your home and prevent sideways disinheritance.

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Uxbridge Property Finance
October 2024

Specialist Mortgage Broker in Middlesex

Expert mortgage and finance advice across the historic county of Middlesex.

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Estate Planning
October 2024

Wills and LPAs Explained

Everything you need to know about writing a will and setting up lasting powers of attorney.

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