As you’ll be aware the restrictions impacting the ability to conduct physical property assessment has prompted a greater reliance on AVMs and remote (desktop) valuations across the market. Even before the challenges presented by the Covid-19 restrictions, we already supported a significant proportion of your client applications with an AVM for qualifying Residential mortgage [...]

Supporting you and your business Metro Bank are fully committed to the intermediary market with nationwide field and telephone BDM coverage across England, Scotland and Wales and a UK based Broker Helpdesk who are there to support you and your business. Reasons to use Metro Bank Digital valuations up to [...]

We recently made you aware of a number of changes to the way we assess affordability, and at HSBC, we are committed to responsible lending and ensuring the availability of credit where underlying affordability can be demonstrated. To continue to support and protect customers, we are providing you with further guidance around self-employed income. [...]

First of all, we wanted to thank you for your patience and understanding over the past few weeks, you don’t need us to tell you that it has been an incredibly challenging period for many, but it is pleasing to see positivity in the market and an optimistic outlook beginning to return to the [...]

We have listened to your feedback that you wanted more clarity on our use of AVM’s and Desktop valuations and have produced a new guide to help with any questions you may have. To access the guide and to be kept up to date with our all coronavirus related policy and process changes, please [...]

Our BDMs, underwriters and support teams are offering the same level of help with the home your client has found, from the safety of theirs. Read more

As a result of coronavirus, many people who weren't previously considered vulnerable could now be feeling anxious about their health, loved ones or finances. Our Business Development Director, Martin Lines, explores these consequences of coronavirus and suggests steps financial advisers can take to help their clients through this difficult time. Learn more here [...]

Why choose Family Building Society? FBS have a team of BDMs who are ready, willing and able to answer any queries and guide your brokers through the application process. They are now able to instruct desktop valuations in most instances which means they can help quickly progress mortgage applications. Find out more here [...]

As your specialist lender, we’re always reviewing and improving our proposition to ensure we can continue to offer you the very best solutions during this time. We’re pleased to announce we’ve been able to extend our range of products to 70% LTV, and increase the maximum loan size to £525,000 across our Residential and Buy [...]

Updated residential and buy to let products Last month Kent Reliance for Intermediaries introduced a range of buy to let and residential products using desktop valuations, so that you could get back to business. As a specialist lender they’ve continued to review their products to make sure they’re offering you and your customers the [...]