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Guides for lender due diligence.
Practical, plain-English guides to checking brokers, solicitors and borrower companies.
6 min read
How to check a mortgage broker on the FCA Register
A step-by-step guide for bridging and short-term lenders: when FCA authorisation applies, which permissions matter, how appointed representatives work and the warning signs to watch for.
6 min read
Solicitor due diligence checklist for property lenders
What bridging and short-term property lenders should verify about the solicitors acting for the borrower and the lender: regulator, individual solicitors, scam alerts, accreditations and office details.
7 min read
Companies House checks for borrower LTDs and SPVs
How bridging and short-term lenders can review a borrower company: status, filings, charges, officers, persons with significant control, identity verification, disqualification and insolvency.
5 min read
What is bridging lender due diligence?
An overview of the parties bridging and short-term property lenders check, the registers used for each and how to keep a consistent audit trail.
5 min read
SRA scam alerts: what property lenders should check
How cloned and fake law firms target property deals, how to use the SRA's scam alerts, and the extra checks lenders can make before funds are released.
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FCA expectations on due diligence when dealing with unregulated lenders
What the FCA's March 2026 statement on unregulated and Annex 1 lenders means in practice, and which independent checks brokers and lenders can record.
6 min read
Sanctions screening for UK property lenders: a practical guide
What sanctions screening is, which UK list to check now the OFSI Consolidated List has closed, who to screen on a property loan and how to handle a possible match.
5 min read
How to check if a director is disqualified
A bridging lender's guide to the Companies House disqualified directors register: how to search it, how to read a result and why every director of a borrower SPV should be checked.
6 min read
Property due diligence for lenders: EPC, flood risk and planning checks
Three quick postcode checks bridging and short-term property lenders can run before instructing a valuer: the EPC rating, flood zone and live alerts, and planning constraints such as conservation areas and Article 4.