Self-build

Government focussing on ‘custom-build’

Custom-build housing is one of the main agendas being pushed by the government in...

Self-build sale at the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled its ‘Autumn Sale’ on self-build. A self-build mortgage has...

The West Brom introduces self and custom build options

The West Brom building society has added two new intermediary mortgage products for borrowers...

Saffron For Intermediaries partners with Positive Lending

The Saffron Building Society has revealed a new distribution partnership with Positive Lending. The relationship...

The Ipswich BS improves self-build criteria

The Ipswich Building Society has adapted its self-build lending criteria to accept modern methods...

The Ipswich revises self-build discount mortgage deal

The Ipswich Building Society has launched a new self-build two-year discount mortgage product, with...

Knowledge Bank teams up with BuildLoan

Knowledge Bank has partnered with self-build specialist BuildLoan, meaning there are now almost 50,000...

Hanley Economic BS unveils self-build intermediary proposition

The Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a Self-Build Direct to Intermediaries proposition to...

The Mansfield extends access to Self-build Accelerator

The Mansfield Building Society has extended access to its new 85% loan to cost...

6% growth in self and custom build market

The self and custom build industry is growing at a rate of 6.25% year...

New self-build product from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage product to replace its existing deals...

Spring self-build sale at the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary channel of Saffron Building Society, is offering a Spring...

21 councils “obstructing” self-build

According to an Ipsos Mori survey commissioned by the National Custom and Self Build...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with the Newbury

SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has added the Newbury Building Society to its panel of lenders. ...
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COMMENT

Comment

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Second Charge

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...
Buy-to-let

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...
Conveyancing

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...
Conveyancing

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

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