Self-build

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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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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