Welcome to this week’s Mortgage Update.
Please take the time to read through the update as there may be some information that is important to you.
Included in this week’s update:
- Skipton relaunch residential purchase mortgages up to 75% LTV;
Weekly Protection Update – 10th April 2020
Welcome to this week's Protection Update. Please take the time to read through the update as there may be some information that is important to you. Included in this week's update: Guardian answer some [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update – 10th April 2020
Welcome to this week's Mortgage Update. Please take the time to read through the update as there may be some information that is important to you. Included in this week's update: Skipton relaunch residential [...]
Aegon make significant changes to their income protection plan
Aegon have launched some significant changes to their Income Protection plan that not only show that the protection market is still a key priority but also brings them back into the lower premium end [...]
AIG to start conducting virtual medical examinations
9th April 2020 AIG have announced that they expect to start conducting virtual medical examinations from the week commencing 13th April 2020 for life insurance applications only. The examinations are likely to be most [...]
MetLife: Wellness Support Services
MetLife UK believes that wellbeing support services focusing on physical and mental health are increasingly important to customers who benefit from protection insurance either through work or from buying it themselves. Support services (available [...]
Royal London: Join our webinar for practical solutions to working remotely
Join our webinar for practical solutions to working remotely Join Shelley Read, Senior Protection Development and Technical Manager, on Friday 17 April at 10.30am where she’ll help you identify best practice when working remotely. [...]
Aviva: Individual protection online and open for business and upcoming webinars
Aviva Webinar Series Improving the way you do business Join our webinars In light of recent events, we’re all experiencing a degree of uncertainty and challenge that these unprecedented times [...]
Legal and General: Supporting you in retaining your customers during Covid 19
We understand many of your clients may be facing a great deal of uncertainty at the moment. Our Existing Business Agent Hub keeps you informed of when your clients may have missed payments, or [...]
Uinsure: Thank you NHS
We recognise the incredible work that the National Health Service is doing for our country, and we could not be more thankful. To show our appreciation and gratitude, for every GI policy that is bought by an NHS [...]
LV= Important COVID-19 announcement
COVID-19: LV= updates its protection application questions With effect from Tuesday 7 April 2020 LV= has updated its application question set to accommodate coronavirus (COVID-19) for all new applications through its Fastway online quote [...]
Guardian: Q&A now live and new remote pilot medical screenings
Another hectic week almost over, hope you’re safe and well and looking forward to a warm weekend! Following our regular updates we’ve received a lot of additional questions over this period. So we’ve put [...]
Scottish Widows: COVID19 Hub and support for you and your clients
Visit our Covid-19 adviser hub As we continue to face uncertainty around the Coronavirus (Covid-19), we have created a new Covid-19 adviser hub, bringing together key information and the latest market updates. This [...]
Nationwide launch interest-only through brokers only
The lender is now accepting remortgage applications up to a maximum loan to value (LTV) of 60 per cent. Borrowers require a minimum equity of £300,000 in London, £250,000 in the South East and [...]
IMPORTANT NEWS from TSB: Mortgage Valuations – AVM’s
Automated Mortgage Valuations - AVMs To support customers, TSB is introducing desktop valuations in addition to Automated Mortgage Valuations (AVM’s) whilst it’s not possible for valuers to travel or gain access to properties. From [...]
Halifax green lights product transfers during payment holiday
Ian Wilson, head of Halifax Intermediaries, said: “Being there for our customers and intermediaries when they need us is our priority and we’re working hard through these unprecedented times to continue supporting the market. [...]
Skipton: A broker update
Read about the latest updates to our service, discover what’s new for brokers and their clients in Scotland and take a look at our FAQs. Product Update: Tomorrow we’re reinstating new purchase Residential fixed [...]
The Mortgage Works: Important valuation updates
Learn more We wanted to let you know that we've now updated our guidance on how we're treating valuations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including: • our [...]
Atom Bank: They’re back – remortgages for existing customers
Last week, we temporarily withdrew all our remortgage, purchase and first-time buyer products. This week, we’re bringing you a revised remortgage range for existing customers. New remortgage products At 8am on Thursday 9 April, [...]
COVID-19 updates from L&G Mortgage Club
For regular COVID-19 updates from the Mortgage Club, please visit our dedicated FAQs page. Click here to find out more Santander have created a guide detailing the range of options [...]
3mc Business Update
3mc has been monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak along with the advice set out by the UK Department of Health. 3mc is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and as part [...]
Santander: Coronavirus government support for businesses
Santander have created as a guide detailing the range of options of Government support which are available at the moment. You can download the guide below: Download guide here [...]
Natwest: Coronavirus latest update
We're actively managing the evolving impact of the coronavirus outbreak, with the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, customers and communities being our main priority. At this time, our primary purpose remains to ensure [...]
DigitalMove: Using e-conveyancing
DigitalMove gets the process started immediately and completed quicker! Some key highlights are: Digital Document Signing and ID Verification DigitalMove allows customers to digitally sign documents on their desktop, tablet, or smartphone device, and [...]
Barclays: Very latest information for submitting and managing applications
Please see below for the very latest information for submitting and managing applications with Barclays. We love a quick chat At this time our telephony support colleagues are busy answering customer enquiries in addition [...]
Pepper Money: Important communication on New Business Enquiries
The impact of COVID-19 means that we are constantly assessing our resource allocation relative to the demands of our broker partners and customers. In order to continue to provide you with the best enquiry [...]
Accord Mortgages: Residential criteria amendment
We’ve made the decision to temporarily change some of our residential criteria. These changes mean we can keep lending responsibly and give the best level of support and to our borrowers during these uncertain [...]
Hinckley & Rugby: Product update: with immediate effect
Product withdrawal 1 Product Title – 2 Year Discount 95% Product code – RVD29 Charging rate - 2.99% followed by a 3 year reversion rate which is currently 4.49% (1.65% discount off SVR) Application [...]
HSBC: Supporting our broker partners and your customers
HSBC remain committed to providing you with the very best service and a comprehensive range of products to support you through the most challenging times. Our service capacity remains fully operational and we’re here [...]
Hodge: Fraud – helping your customers spot it and protect themselves
Fraud: helping your customers spot it, prevent it, and keep themselves and their families safe Unfortunately, as technology improves, so too do the methods fraudsters use to take advantage of it. During this difficult time, [...]
Just: Coronavirus business update and lifetime mortgage mythbusters
We understand that the spread of coronavirus will be causing many of you and your clients anxiety. To keep up to date with how we’re dealing with this fast moving situation, and to find [...]
Metro Bank: Criteria Underwriting and Product changes
CHANGES TO OUR PRODUCT RANGE AND CRITERIA Product changes We have reviewed our mortgage products and have increased our pricing across our Core Residential and Large Loan Ranges. We have also introduced a new [...]
Kensington Mortgages: We are updating our rates…
Please note that we are changing the rates across all of our products, which are all at 70% LTV, effective from Saturday 4th April. Please refer to Sourcing Systems or log in to our [...]
Virgin Money: Confirmation of changes to our mortgages
As communicated last week, today we have reduced our residential Standard Variable Rate to 4.34% and our Buy to Let Variable Rate to 4.54%. At the same time, all Flexible Tracker rates within our [...]
Aldermore: We’re making some changes to our residential and buy to let mortgage range
Following the recent changes made to our valuation process, we’ve taken the decision to temporarily streamline our mortgage range so we can continue to process new applications and support our existing customers. The following [...]