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Our specialist team will be attending the Care Show at the NEC Birmingham
Christie Finance and Christie & Co will be exhibiting at The Care Show on the 10th – 11th of October 2017.
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Don’t get caught out by headline rates for development finance
After many years of cautious lending from High Street Banks, there is now much more choice for developers with alternative lenders out there who are prepared to take a more flexible approach to property development finance.
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Banks love dentists... don’t they?
Old World A lot of dentists will remember the time when banks heavily courted them (metaphorically speaking!). They fought ’tooth and nail’ to provide the most money and the cheapest deals. 100% finance? ‘No problem – do you need any more?’ A rival offering 1% +Base Rate – ‘Don’t worry; we’ll do it for 0.9%.
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Full bookings ahead for the UK hotel industry
Last year was a turbulent year for the British and world economies with Britain’s vote to exit the Single Market and Donald Trump’s victory in the US creating economic shockwaves and uncertainty throughout global markets; but where uncertainty exists, opportunity lies.
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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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