Briefing Note: Securities-based lending for HNWIs
"Securities-based lending can be an exceptionally useful tool in the mortgage process for high net worth individuals," writes Enness boss Islay Robinson.
Islay Robinson, a founder of Enness, is widely regarded as one of the UK's leading mortgage brokers. He has been instrumental in delivering some of the most complex and high value mortgages in the UK.
Surveying the state of the buy-to-let finance market
Buy-to-let investors need to be more pro-active than ever in order to get the most out of a property portfolio, writes Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Group, in an in-depth survey of the UK's BtL scene.
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