We regularly review our lending policy, considering feedback from intermediary partners and looking at where we can make a difference. After making improvements to our lending policy in March we didn’t just want to stop there. So today we have made a further change to our criteria. The Offer validity period for purchase and [...]

This is a reminder that we have withdrawn the following buy to let products: Products being Withdrawn Existing Product Codes BTL & Top Slicing 1.99% Fixed for 2 Years UZV69 2.99% Fixed for 2 Years UZV70, UZV76, UZV82, UZV87 3.74% Fixed for 2 Years UZV71, UZV77, UZV83, UZV88 2.89% 2 year fixed 2.89% Fixed [...]

Gilts used on both the Lifestyle Lump Sum Max and Lifestyle Flexible Option, for new business, reserve releases and additional borrowing will change. Gilts for additional borrowing or reserve releases under closed (for new business) Aviva contracts will also change. We are also taking the opportunity to update how the gilt names are referred [...]

FBS have made some important changes to their mortgage offering. From today, if your client has a National Counties mortgage and wants to switch product or borrow more, they can now choose from our award winning FBS range of products.

We have made some changes to our residential and help to buy products. The changes are: Residential CCJs maximum £2,500 in 36 months.  No change to other CCJ measures across the range. Help to Buy CCJs maximum £300 in 36 months.  No change to other CCJ measures across the range. On residential and Help [...]

LV= Equity Release have reduced their interest rates on Lifetime Mortgage Lump Sum+ on lite, standard and max LTVs. To view the latest product rates please visit their LV= for Adviser page. Lump Sum+ Lite Lump Sum+ Standard Lump Sum+ Max 3.45% AER 3.52% AER 4.01% AER 3.7% APR 3.7% APR 4.2% APR [...]

The specialist buy to let lender Keystone Property Finance have reduced their three and five year fixed rates in the standard and specialist range by 21 basis points. Keystone are now offering a three year fixed rate starting from 3.14% and five year fixed rates from 3.24%. The two year fixed rates will not [...]

Grow your Expat BTL market with Vida. Our Expat offering includes maximum LTV of 75% for non-EEA residents. In addition to lending on properties owned by Expat individuals we will also lend to SPVs registered in England, Wales and Scotland where one or more director or shareholder is resident overseas. Typical buy to let [...]

Latest News: we’ve increased the maximum loan size on our 75% LTV mortgages including later life options, plus on our 80% LTV self build deal too - with loans now available up to £750k. We’re now lending up to £750k on seven of our standard products. This means there’s no additional pricing and you’re [...]

Please see update to our product range: All existing products withdrawn. Any withdrawn products which have been re-introduced have the previous shortcode specified in the ‘Y’ column of the Products tab in the attached. Any changes to the re-introduced products are highlighted in yellow. A new Remortgage only product range has been introduced. This [...]