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CHF 11m Financing for a Prime Swiss Residential Acquisition

This case highlights the value of looking beyond the mortgages and structuring finance around a client's wider balance sheet. By combining property-backed and investment-backed lending, we financed the acquisition while preserving the client’s existing liquidity and supporting his wider private banking objectives.

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£5.8m Residential Purchase for an Incoming Elite Premier League Footballer

This case highlights the importance of structuring lending around a client’s future financial position. With the client still overseas and yet to commence his new Premier League contract, we aligned his future earnings, relocation and private banking arrangements into one coherent lending proposition.

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High-Value Mortgages: The Rate Is Only One Part of the Strategy

For internationally mobile clients, wealth rarely sits neatly within one jurisdiction.  A client may be purchasing a property in the UK while living overseas, earning in another currency, holding investments with an international private bank and owning businesses or property across several countries.  On paper, that can create complexity. But complexity and financial weakness are not...

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UK Property, Global Income: How Lenders Assess Complex International Wealth 

For internationally mobile clients, wealth rarely sits neatly within one jurisdiction.  A client may be purchasing a property in the UK while living overseas, earning in another currency, holding investments with an international private bank and owning businesses or property across several countries.  On paper, that can create complexity. But complexity and financial weakness are not...

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Which Mortgage Schemes Are Available to First-Time Buyers? 

Buying your first home is one of the most significant financial decisions you’ll make. For many buyers, saving a deposit is the biggest challenge, which is why there are now more routes onto the property ladder than ever before.  Alongside traditional residential mortgages, there are government-backed initiatives,...

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What Is a Mortgage in Principle and When Should You Get One?

If you’re buying your first home, you’ve probably come across the term Mortgage in Principle or Agreement in Principle. It sounds like an important step, but many first-time buyers aren’t entirely sure what it means or when they should get one.  The good news is that a Mortgage in Principle is usually quick to arrange...

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How Much Deposit Does a First-Time Buyer Need for a Mortgage? 

Ask most people how much deposit you need to buy your first home and they’ll probably tell you 5%.  But that isn’t always true.  While a 5% deposit remains one of the most common ways to buy a property, today’s mortgage market offers more options than many first-time buyers realise. Depending...

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Can a First-Time Buyer Get a Mortgage With a Gifted Deposit?

For many first-time buyers, family support can make a meaningful difference to when they buy, what they can purchase and how their mortgage is structured.  Parents, grandparents and other family members may choose to contribute towards the deposit, allowing the buyer to combine that support with their own...

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How Much Can a First-Time Buyer Borrow? 

For most first-time buyers, understanding how much they can borrow is the starting point for the entire home buying journey.  Before viewing properties, making offers or speaking to estate agents, it’s important to have a realistic understanding of your budget. While many buyers assume mortgage borrowing is based on...

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