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criteria
The Hanley Economic BS changes near prime criteria
The Hanley Economic Building Society has made two key criteria changes within its near prime...
24 April 2018
Lenders helped by Criteria Hub data
Criteria Hub has claimed it is providing lenders with valuable product point feedback via enquiries...
24 April 2018
New residential lending tiers at Aldermore
Aldermore has created two new lending tiers across its standard range of residential mortgages. The...
23 April 2018
TMW revises maximum age criteria for lower LTV BTL applications
The Mortgage Works (TMW) is removing its age limit at application for experienced landlords...
11 April 2018
Criteria checking: trying to reach the right destination
There are many people now driving who have never looked at a paper map...
10 April 2018
Pepper Money unveils new criteria to tackle “interesting” cases
Pepper Money has made changes to its product range with the stated aim of making...
9 April 2018
Knowledge Bank teams up with BuildLoan
Knowledge Bank has partnered with self-build specialist BuildLoan, meaning there are now almost 50,000...
3 April 2018
Criteria Hub highlights solar panel lending issues
Criteria Hub has urged brokers to make sure that when they are arranging a...
2 April 2018
Barclays Mortgages improves income multiple criteria
Barclays Mortgages is increasing the maximum income multiples for people earning up to £50,000. The...
22 March 2018
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COMMENT
Comment
How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?
With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...
24 August 2026
Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos
In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....
21 August 2026
Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?
Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...
20 August 2026
The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer
Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...
19 August 2026
The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market
The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...
18 August 2026
Latest news
First-time buyers
First-time buyer support tops Gen Z priorities
Support for building new homes locally is almost twice as high as opposition while...
25 August 2026
Appointments
Target Group appoints former Equiniti chief Paul Lynam to board
Target Group has appointed financial services veteran Paul Lynam as a non-executive director. Lynam (pictured)...
25 August 2026
events
HSBC UK to examine economic shocks and mortgage rates in adviser webinars
HSBC UK will hold two webinars for mortgage intermediaries examining how political and economic...
25 August 2026
Protection
Emergency savings searches surge as households face income pressures
Online searches for "emergency savings" rose by 950% year on year as households considered...
24 August 2026
PROFILES
Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service
The AI questions the mortgage industry needs to ask – and address
Claire Cherrington on the opportunities ahead for mortgage clubs