Self-build

Potential from ‘custom build’ huge, says MAB

'Custom build' could be the key to getting UK housebuilding back on track, a...

Budget: plans to raise housing supply

The Chancellor pledged to increase housing supply in today's Budget. He announced a £150m fund,...

Government releases sites for self-build

Four new sites for self-builders are being released by the Homes and Communities Agency. The...

New self-build mortgage from the Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a self-build mortgage at up to 80%...

Self-builders to be exempt from community infrastructure levy

The government has claimed self-builders will save thousands of pounds with new measures. Self-builders will...

Government seeks to open up self-build market

Communities Minister Don Foster has announced a series of measures designed to open up...

Virgin Money criticised for self-build withdrawal

Virgin Money has announced it is withdrawing from self-build lending. Jon Hall, CEO of Saffron...

Government action needed to make self-build mainstream

The self-build market needs major structural and cultural change if it is to become...

Saffron creates dedicated intermediary channel

Saffron Building Society has launched a dedicated intermediary lending channel and a new range...

Nigel Payne joins BuildLoan

BuildStore Financial Services has appointed Nigel Payne as associate director to its broker division,...

BuildLoan improves broker proposition

BuildLoan has announced a partnership with the Furness Building Society and also launched a...

Use Funding for Lending for self-build: BuildStore

BuildStore has called for £1 billion from the Funding for Lending scheme to be...

The Loughborough teams up with Buildstore

Loughborough Building Society has partnered with self-build and renovation specialist BuildStore. Through BuildStore,...

Self-build boost from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has lent £40 million for self-build projects since the beginning...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...