Self-build

Saffron BS increases maximum loan sizes

Saffron Building Society has announced a full product refresh across its mortgage portfolio, focused...

SortRefer expands product portfolio

SortRefer has added a new self build product to its portfolio of products. Supplied by...

Dudley BS unveils fixed rate deals

Dudley Building Society has launched a range of two-year fixed rate products. The mutual...

TMA Club adds Scottish BS to lender panel

TMA Club has announced the launch of a new partnership with the Scottish Building...

BuildLoan increases multiples for higher income self-builders

BuildLoan has increased its range of self and custom build mortgages with the launch...

BuildLoan introduces product to mitigate against down-valuations

Self and custom-build finance specialist BuildLoan has launched a new advanced stage payment product...

BuildLoan expands exclusive product range

Specialist self and custom-build mortgage distributor BuildLoan has announced a new range of products...

Suffolk BS returns to self build and expat lending

Following its withdrawal from the mortgage market on 8 August, Suffolk Building Society has...

Saffron improves self build mortgage offering

Saffron Building Society has launched its summer mortgage campaign for brokers. The campaign will introduce...

BuildLoan unveils first ‘Help to Build’ mortgage

The government’s Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme has become a reality with the...

BuildLoan unveils short-term borrowing solution

Self and custom build finance specialist BuildLoan has created a short-term mortgage for builders...

Suffolk BS discounts £1m+ self build and renovation mortgage

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates on a series of discount products across a...

BuildLoan offers products for up to 90% of client build costs

BuildLoan has unveils a new range of products with Newcastle Building Society offering self...

BuildLoan reverts back to pre-Covid income criteria

Self and custom build specialist BuildLoan and Chorley Building Society have agreed a revised...

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...

Latest news

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

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

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

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

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

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

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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