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.
- Hinckley and Rugby relaunch joint borrower sole proprietor products to 90% LTV;
- Vida Homeloans announce rate cuts to buy to let range;
- Skipton Intermediaries introduce the first webinar of our brand new Spring series.
Later Life Lending Update – 17th March 2022
Welcome to our latest update dedicated to the topic of later life planning. Please take the time to read through the update as there may be some information that is important to you. This [...]
Skipton: 95% lending is back! A welcome boost for First Time Buyers
We’re excited to announce that Skipton have reintroduced 95% LTV lending. It’s a positive step for first-time buyers who have managed to save a 5% deposit, but whose plans have had to be put [...]
Vida Homeloans: Announce residential mortgage products from 3.13%
We are pleased to announce rate cuts of up to 95bps across our residential range, along with the reintroduction of residential purchase products. The reductions apply to Vida 1,2 and 3 residential purchase and [...]
Precise Mortgages: NEW range of second charge products
We are delighted to announce that Precise Mortgages have widened their second charge loan product range to support higher loan to values. Highlights of the new range include: Maximum LTV increased to 65% + [...]
TSB: Confirms April return to 95% lending
TSB is set to offer 95 per cent loan to value (LTV) mortgages for borrowers outside of the government-backed mortgage scheme from 7 April. The products will be available direct and through the broker-channel [...]
LendInvest: 5 year buy to let rates from 3.29%
Your clients deserve the freedom of choice when it comes to getting their next Buy-to-Let deal. In a busy market with lenders chopping and changing rates and criteria all the time, we’ve decided to [...]
Fleet Mortgages: Announce product changes
We are withdrawing our 2 year 65% LTV, 5 year 70% and 75% pay rates and all 5 year non-payrate standard and limited company products. DIPS must be submitted by 5pm on the 26th [...]
Aldermore: Re-enter 95% LTV lending for residential
We’re pleased to be amongst the first lenders to re-enter 95% LTV lending for residential owner-occupied purchases. And we’re also reducing our rates on 85% and 90% LTV from tomorrow, 25 March 2021. We’re [...]
Legal and General: Register for our upcoming webinars
Let L&G Mortgage Club help light the spark. We have some additional standalone Sparks webinars coming up which offer some new insights or build upon recent virtual events in more detail. All the content [...]
Buckinghamshire BS: Members can access shared ownership exclusive
Great news! The Right Mortgage members can access the Shared Ownership exclusive via Legal & General Our Shared Ownership products make owning a home more affordable and this is an area of growth, especially [...]
Kensington: New special edition rates
We're very excited to announce the following update and product launches that are all now available on the broker portal and your sourcing system of choice. Residential Large Loan Maximum loan amount has increased [...]
The Coventry: Product updates
We are pleased to announce product updates live from today. For more information click here, or visit our website for more information on our Lending policy
Co-operative Bank: Withdraw selected mainstream residential products
Today (Friday 26 March 2021) we will temporarily withdraw selected mainstream residential products. Product Changes New Business Mainstream 2 year fixed rate products at 60% to 75% LTV with £0 fee temporarily withdrawn (M2421) [...]
The Mortgage Works: New energy efficiency regulations
Our approach to the new Energy Efficiency Regulations. We've recently made some changes to our approach to the new Energy Efficiency Regulations. If you submit an application without a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update – 26th March 2021
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: Aldermore re-enter 95% [...]
The Mortgage Works: Re-introducing 50% LTV options
We've introduced 5 year fixed rates at 50% LTV, starting from 1.69%. For full details of these updates, click here or download our latest product guide.
Bank of Ireland: Enter 95% LTV market
We have launched a new 95% LTV fixed rate product available exclusively to intermediaries. We have been right here for you and your clients over the past year, offering a full range of mortgages, [...]
Pepper Money: A straightforward, human approach to helping the self-employed
We’re getting closer to the 12th April, and there’s fresh optimism for all as we begin to see the light at the end of the lockdown tunnel. There’s going to be a rush from [...]
Kensington Mortgages: New 90% Residential rates and lower BTL rates
We're very excited to share the following updates with you that are all now available on the broker portal and your sourcing system of choice. Residential We’re back at 90% LTV on our Select [...]
Aldermore: Our best product switch range
There’s never been a better time to switch I wanted to get in touch to let you know about some big changes we've been making to our product switch mortgages. There’s never been a [...]
Accord: Launch 95 per cent LTV mortgage for first-time buyers
The 95 per cent LTV deal is a five-year fix at 3.99 per cent and comes with a £995 fee and free standard valuation. Accord said its standard underwriting policy and terms will apply, [...]
Buckinghamshire BS: Launch exclusive product
Exclusive product only available to L&G members. We are delighted to announce that we will now be offering a shared ownership product, exclusive to Legal and General members. Our shared ownership products make owning [...]
Nationwide: Announce product update and selected rate changes
We've increased the maximum LTV for £1,499 fee products from 60% to 90% LTV plus we're making selected rate changes. Please see the summary below or for further details click here. To download the [...]
The Mortgage Lender: Announce changes to 2 buy to let products
We are pleased to share two buy to let product changes. BTL minimum loan amount is increased from £25,000 to £75,000. Please note where individual products have higher minimum loans, e.g. a Large Loans [...]
Precise Mortgages: Buy to let solutions with rates from 2.79%
Need a solution for a landlord customer? Discover how our Buy to Let Mortgages could help you get the results you need, with rates starting from 2.79%. Personal ownership / Limited company 2 year fixed [...]
The Right Loan: We can help property developers and investors
Following the recent budget announcement, there has never been a better time for property developers and investors to save on the stamp duty when purchasing a property, and then utilise the relaxed planning regulations. [...]
HSBC: Managing your customers expectations
Please refer below for our current service levels to help manage your customer’s expectations for new applications: Important timescales New fully-packaged ‘right first time’ applications to approval are taking on average: Employed customers 4 [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update – 19th March 2021
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: Kensington launch 90% [...]
Atom Bank – Announce rate changes
We’ve made some changes to our mortgage product range, detailed below: Changes to 90% LTV products We are reducing the rates on our 90% LTV purchase and remortgage products. We are also reducing the [...]
Kensington – Multiple product updates live today
We’re pleased to confirm that we have reduced rates across many of our Residential ranges, plus we have relaunched our Large Loan product. Rate reductions to the following ranges: Select now from 3.24% for [...]
Metro Bank – New near prime residential mortgages
Metro Bank has expanded its product range further and launched a near prime residential range for customers with a less than perfect credit profile or a low credit score, offering greater flexibility for those [...]
Ipswich Building Society – Time for a holiday let?
As staycations continue to prove popular, is it time to invest in Holiday lets? Why choose us? Up to 80% LTV; No maximum age; We will lend on properties throughout England & Wales; 60 [...]
Mortgage Brain – Affordability Hub passes £20bn milestone
Advisers have broken through the £20bn barrier of affordability searches on behalf of their clients using Affordability Hub, the affordability-based sourcing solution from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain. Advisers enjoy its time-saving features which [...]
Barclays – Offer extensions for all cases impacted by the pandemic
As we move through spring and (hopefully) a return to a more normalised world, please see below for confirmation of what is still required to support any client who requires an extension to their [...]
Vida Homeloans – Announce rate cuts to BTL range
We are pleased to announce a number of rate cuts to our BTL product range, making them our most competitive products ever. These new products will be available as of Thursday 11th March 2021. [...]
Hinckley and Rugby – Relaunch joint borrower sole proprietor products to 90% LTV
I am pleased to say that the Society has relaunched its joint borrower sole proprietor products, allowing JBSP to 90% LTV. Previous JBSP was limited to 80%. Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reintroduced [...]
Landbay – Multi-award winning specialist BTL lender
We are a multi-award winning specialist BTL lender providing tailored lending solutions for professional and portfolio landlords. Our team offers in-depth knowledge of the buy-to-let mortgage industry, combined with an innovative, technology-enabled approach to [...]
Newbury Building Society – New self-build GoGreen reward
We’re delighted to introduce our BRAND-NEW self-build GoGreen Reward - designed to encourage your clients to make conscious, sustainable choices during the build of their new home! What is the self-build GoGreen Reward? We [...]
Teachers Building Society – What’s age got to do with it
Have your older clients been turned away by their existing lender? Is income from unusual sources making it harder to find finance? Is age acting as a barrier to finance? Does borrowing make better [...]
Skipton – Introducing the first webinar of our brand-new spring series
What do customers want? We’re so excited to announce the first in our series of spring webinars. Guest speaker Andrew Bottomley will be kicking off by looking at how customer expectations have changed against [...]
NatWest – New dedicated broker support line
New dedicated broker support line to help customer applications benefit from stamp duty holiday extensions. Do you have customers looking to complete before the extended stamp duty holiday deadline? At NatWest Intermediary Solutions we’re [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update – 12th March 2021
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: Hinckley and Rugby [...]
TSB: Improvements to lending criteria
Last year TSB made some temporary changes to lending criteria to ensure the bank continued to lend responsibly during the coronavirus pandemic. TSB is now able to return to higher loan to value lending for self-employed customers and be more flexible in the use of different types of income in the affordability [...]
Nationwide: Stamp Duty and temporary changes to New Build financial incentives
Yesterday the Government announced that the temporary Stamp Duty £500,000 nil rate band exemption in England and Northern Ireland will be extended until 30 June 2021. This will be followed by a further tapering of [...]
Buckinghamshire Building Society: Credit rating vs credit scores
A recent study by Haysto1 found that 22% of the 2,012 people they surveyed blame bad credit history as the main reason why they are unable to get a mortgage. Furthermore, 70% of the [...]
Virgin Money: Extends 90 per cent LTV availability and tightens LTI
The bank came back into the 90 per cent LTV space in December with a five-year fix before adding more options this year. The two, five, seven and ten-year fixes are no longer restricted to [...]
Bluestone Mortgages: How has Covid impacted your clients?
The role of a specialist lender is frequently said to help clients who’ve experienced a significant life event that has left a blemish on their finances. Well, there are few bigger life events than [...]
Teachers Building Society: Give an extra bonus to your annual bonus earners
Teachers for Intermediaries (TFI) has announced it will now include up to 75% (previously 60%) of bonus payments within mortgage affordability calculations. The move is designed to aid high earning financial services borrowers for [...]
Precise Mortgages: Reduce rates and fees across our buy to let range
Did you know we've reduced rates and fees across our buy to let range which includes products specifically designed for HMO landlords? Accepting up to six bedrooms and multi-units, see if our buy to let criteria could be [...]
Vida Homeloans: Relaunch 80% LTV range
We are pleased to announce the return of 80% LTV for Vida 1 BTL 2 year fixed - 3.94% 5 year fixed - 4.44% 1.5% product fee Available for single dwellings only (2 year [...]
The Right Loan: Whatever the situation, we’ll find a solution
As a mortgage adviser, you are required to show that you have reviewed all the options for your client. The Right Loan can help you do this, and if a secured loan is the suitable option, simply refer [...]
Newbury Building Society: Lend up to the age of 90 on all standard residential mortgages
Did you know we lend up to the age of 90 on all of our standard residential mortgage products? This means for new mortgage applications the term may run until the borrower’s 90th birthday! [...]
Natwest: Announce rate reductions for new and existing customers
Here’s a full list the changes with product codes in brackets: New Business Core Range Residential Rate Changes 2 year fixed rate purchase [FO25624] 60% LTV, decreasing by 7bps from 1.25% to 1.18%, product [...]
Barclays: Changes to residential and remortgage ranges
Pleased be advised we've made changes to a small selection of products within our Residential Purchase and Remortgage ranges. In addition to rate changes, please be advised we’re also reducing the ERC on all [...]
Kensington Mortgages: Announce product updates
We are withdrawing our current Hero Mortgage range of 75% & 80% LTV products. Click here for our latest residential guide; Buy to let guide; Visit the K-Hub.
Weekly Mortgage Update – 05th March 2021
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: Virgin Money extends [...]
Vida Homeloans: Get specialist cases off your desk
With the New Year upon us and new challenges ahead, let Vida Homeloans help you clear your desk and place those specialist cases. To assist, we've put together a list of our top specialist mortgage [...]
Santander: Reminding you of the positive changes we made last year
Happy New Year! Santander for Intermediaries wanted to remind you of some of the positive changes we made last year… Buy to Let: 50% affordability rate for 5 year fixed products 130% rental cover where [...]
3MC: New Specialist Lender Added to the Panel
We are pleased to announce the launch of new a specialist Buy to Let lender, Lendinvest. The products are available for both remortgages and purchases up to 80% Loan to Value and include individual residential investment units, [...]
Precise Mortgages: We’ve doubled our Buy to Let Mortgage lending limit to £10m
We are delighted to advise that with effect from tomorrow morning, Precise Mortgages will be doubling our Buy to Let portfolio limits from £5m to £10 million (maximum 20 properties). What's more if you've already got [...]
Crystal Specialist Finance: Simplifying complex prime mortgages
The most common hurdles for brokers to overcome are with clients that have complicated income, residency issues or complex credit. Mainstream lenders often don't have solutions to cover all circumstances and this is where we can help. Our panel of lenders [...]
Nationwide: December HPI report available to download
House prices rise by a modest 2.6% in 2017 UK annual house price growth ended 2017 at 2.6%, compared with 4.5% in 2016 London weakest performing region, with house prices down 0.5% year-on-year Significant differences [...]
Virgin Money: All you need to get your remortgage business moving
We’re ready and set to go in 2018, so let’s cut to the chase. 7 out of 10 homeowners could cut their rate by moving off their SVR.* Monthly Savings Product term £100,000 loan [...]
Paragon: New year. New products. New rates
Paragon is delighted to announce a New Year refresh of our product range, with revisions to interest rates and product fees, and the introduction of a 3-year fixed rate option, all available from 8 January [...]
Accord Mortgages: Major changes to our residential product range
New residential product We’re launching a new 2 year HP product at 1.60%, 85% LTV with a £995 fee, a free valuation and £500 cashback Residential rates going down We’re cutting selected rates across our [...]
Barclays: Buy to Let portfolio applications
Barclays wants to be the best Buy to Let lender you do business with. Back in September, they reaffirmed their full commitment to the BTL market by accepting portfolio landlord applications. These applications require a [...]
BuildLoan: The Mansfield have launched some fantastic new products, exclusively available through BuildLoan
Four products, with features to suit your client needs, including the option of: Advanced stage payments or traditional arrears stage payments With or without early repayment charges BuildLoan are the UK’s leading specialist in self [...]
The Mortgage Works: End dates extention
We're just letting you know that as of Tuesday 9 January, we'll be extending the end dates across all New Business and Existing Customer products. New Business guide Existing customer switcher guide Product Highlights [...]
Enterprise: How to support your clients in 2018
New Year’s Resolutions - we all make them, but it’s not so easy to see them through. Did you know 32% of the public have vowed to save more money this year? But after last [...]
Weekly Mortgage Update – 12th January 2018
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: Accord share major [...]