Mortgage
Swansea Building Society loosens BTL, self-employed criteria
Swansea Building Society has made a series of changes to its home loan criteria, which it says will give it...
Equity release borrowers cautious in higher rate environment
Last year, 26,119 customers took out new equity release plans, with drawdown plans restored as the majority preference. Across 2023,...
HSBC Life expands underwriting for mental illness disclosures
HSBC Life UK has expanded its underwriting policy for mental illness disclosures made during a life and critical illness cover...
One Mortgage System ties up with conveyancing platform Smoove
One Mortgage System has announced a software tie-up with conveyancing platform Smoove. The customer relationship management firm for brokers and...
Knowledge Bank adds seven lenders to its Notify case service
Criteria search engine Knowledge Bank says seven new lenders have joined its Notify service, which helps brokers and lenders find...
Suffolk BS launches resi deal without ERCs, cuts holiday lets by 20bps
Suffolk Building Society has launched a standard residential mortgage deal without early repayment charges and cut selected holiday let offers...
Hodge increases loan size across Professional, 50+ and RIO mortgages
Hodge has increased its maximum loan size on its Professional, 50+ and RIO mortgage products. The specialist lender has also...
Paradigm adds TAB to lender panel
Paradigm mortgage services has added residential and commercial bridging loan provider, TAB, to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms will...
BoE keeps rates at 5.25% – industry reaction
As expected, the Bank of England has followed the example of the ECB and Fed and voted in favour of...
BoE rate decision: ‘Lenders pause for breath’
The Bank of England kept rates at a 16-year high of 5.25%, as expected — but gave little guidance of...
Santander mortgage lending slumps £11.9bn in 2023
Santander UK saw its mortgage lending come in at £13.1bn last year, a fall of £11.9bn over the last 12...
Rosemount Financial Solutions partners with SoftRefer
Mortgage and protection network Rosemount Financial Solutions has partnered with conveyancing panel SoftRefer. The partnership will provide Rosemount’s advisers with...
