For family law firms
An independent broker firm your clients can use today
BrightMCR gives family law solicitors a fast, defensible mortgage capacity figure for financial remedy proceedings — at a price your clients can afford.
Why family lawyers choose BrightMCR
- Independent broker firm — no conflicts of interest
- Prepared with reference to Family Procedure Rules 2010
- Indicative online capacity estimate; signed report typically within 24–48 hours
- Direct line to senior brokers Darren Meehan and Clementine Palmer
- Optional adviser copy sent direct to your case management inbox
Built to satisfy what the court actually orders
Financial remedy consent orders under the Accelerated First Appointment Procedure typically require each party to serve evidence of their mortgage raising capacity in the form of a certificate from a mortgage broker, covering:
- (i) The basis of the calculation — the information and assumptions the figure is built on
- (ii) The maximum mortgage the broker believes that party could secure
- (iii) The term of that mortgage
- (iv) The repayments that would be required, on both a repayment and an interest-only basis
Every BrightMCR report is structured to cover all four points as standard — so the report your client receives is already in the form the order requires, without you needing to chase amendments or a second document.
What affects your client's mortgage capacitySee a sample report. Full example of a BrightMCR report (fictional client data) — PDF or Word.
See a sample reportFree solicitor toolkit
Practical calculators for financial remedy work
Free to use, no login. Every tool exports a client- and court-ready PDF.
Case Precedent Library
Searchable financial remedy case database — filter reported decisions by asset band, key issue, marriage length, children and year, with a shareable page for every case.
Moving Cost Calculator
SDLT 2025/26 (incl. FTB relief and additional-property surcharge), conveyancing, survey, removals and insurance — total funds required, in one PDF.
Child Maintenance Calculator
Model CMS liability across shared care scenarios and export a court-ready summary.
Equity Split Calculator
Model net sale proceeds after mortgage redemption and sale costs, split by percentage, with an illustrative rehousing budget for each party.
Settlement Scenario Modeller
Six live scenarios — debts cleared, extra income, lump sum to deposit, term extended, one fewer dependant — with traffic-light deltas vs the current position.
Form E Income & Liabilities Helper
Pre-formatted Section 2.1 (income) and Section 2.5 (liabilities) draft — copy or PDF. Solicitor to verify before filing.
Home & School Distance Checker
Compare how far candidate properties are from the child's school or another key location — distance, estimated travel time and a map, in a one-page PDF.
Useful free official resources
Free tools from HM Land Registry that help with property particulars and housing need. These are external sites; BrightMCR is not responsible for their content.
Sold house prices (HM Land Registry)
Search what homes actually sold for by area, using official Land Registry price paid data. Useful for sense-checking property particulars.
UK House Price Index
Average prices and price trends by local area and property type, from HM Land Registry and the ONS.
The Financial Remedies Guide 2026 asks for a market appraisal of the family home from an agreed estate agent. Online figures are a guide only.
Updated daily
Family law & finance news
The latest family law stories and Family Court judgments, with financial remedy news first.
- Today's Family LawyerFinance
Mothers win landmark Court of Appeal fight over child maintenance against former Premier League footballer
- Family Court judgments (National Archives)Finance
FAZ v MAZ & Anor (Costs)
- Family Court judgments (National Archives)Finance
TH v AR & Anor (No. 2: Financial Remedies)
- Today's Family Lawyer
SME and high street lawyers alliance turns its attentions to client account proposals
- Today's Family Lawyer
Sole practitioner struck off after practising without insurance and misleading SRA
- Today's Family Lawyer
SRA reports ‘continued improvement’ on AML measures
- Today's Family Lawyer
Domestic abuser has suspended sentence overturned after intervention by Attorney General
- Today's Family Lawyer
Mother ordered to pay £27k after ‘unreasonably’ pursuing abuse allegations
- Today's Family Lawyer
COLP/COFA separation could have had ‘unintentional consequences’ as SRA outlines next steps
Headlines link to the original publishers. BrightMCR is not responsible for external content.
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