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Key insight on the commercial mortgage market.
What makes Christie Finance different?
For 40 years, we have been helping our clients secure commercial mortgages.
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Christie Finance two-time winner of Business Moneyfacts’ Commercial Mortgage Introducer of the Year
Christie Finance is delighted to have been awarded Commercial Mortgage Introducer of the Year at the 2017 Business Moneyfacts Awards. This is the 2nd year in a row that the company has won this award and the 3rd year in a row that it has been a finalist.
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Insight into hotel funding
Often when people talk about running their own business it is so they can ‘take control’, leave the ‘rat race’, work their own hours and ultimately reap the rewards of doing so. Often these flights of fancy leave imaginations drifting to the quaint B&B with fantastic views; the town centre boutique hotel with every room in a different style or the bar/restaurant led hotel, which offers top-quality dining and a comfortable place to rest a weary head after a day working or sightseeing.
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The state of health for care home funding
There is a continuing flow of conflicting information that is published about the care sector and the ongoing challenges it faces.
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The right first steps to getting the best mortgage for your day nursery
A child’s experiences in their first few years go on to shape so much of their later life. The opportunities afforded to them for physical, social, emotional and intellectual development are so incredibly key, yet so often their importance is not sufficiently acknowledged by people outside of the early year’s sector.
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Finding Pub Finance in the Midlands
The licensed sector has taken a battering from all angles in recent times. We have all read the statistics surrounding the number of pub closures per week, the impact of duty hikes on profit margins and the shift to drinking at home thanks to rock-bottom supermarket prices. It’s no secret that the younger generation are showing a preference towards one or two top quality drinks than the 4 or 5 their parents might have had at a similar age. All of these things are having an impact on the perception of how well a pub – be it a gastro-pub or your local - can trade in today’s climate.
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What our clients say about us...
At Christie Finance we are proud of the service we provide to our clients and extremely keen to hear what they think of our bespoke service.
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Why a borrower should engage a broker at the outset of a search for a business
When you plan to buy a business, either for the first time or to expand your portfolio, the chances are that you will need to arrange a commercial mortgage to support your purchase.
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Commercial refinance - easier than you think
If I asked you what rate and term your residential mortgage was, I am convinced that you could answer this within 3 seconds! However, when it comes to your commercial mortgage, or business finance, I will give you an hour to find the commercial mortgage facility letter which was probably filed away under “phew - we made it!”
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What makes a good business plan?
The definition of good as an adjective is that of "something to be desired or approved of" or "having the qualities required for a particular role". As a noun it means "that which is morally right" or as "having a benefit or advantage to someone or something".
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