Self-build

BuildLoan expands large loan mortgage range

Self and custom build mortgage distributor BuildLoan has launched a new product range with...

BuildLoan and mutual offer ‘cost based’ self-build deals

BuildLoan has partnered with Nottingham Building Society to launch three new 'cost based' self...

The Nottingham changes self-build strategy

The Nottingham is moving to a "cost-based self-build and custom-build lending approach" through specialist...

BuildLoan and Furness launch products for North West self-builders

BuildLoan has introduced two new self and custom build products with Furness Building Society...

Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme finally launches

The Help to Build Equity Loan Scheme, which was announced in April, has officially...

Newcastle Intermediaries revises self and custom-build offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has extended the availability of its self and custom-build proposition and removed...

BuildLoan joins Finova panel

The panel at Finova Payment & Mortgage Services now includes BuildLoan, the self and...

Repercussions of Covid still showing in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank latest tracker has revealed that advisers are working with a "significant" number...

BuildLoan partners with Furness for new self/custom build deals

BuildLoan has unveiled eight new products for self and custom builders funded by the...

New self and custom-build mortgages from BuildLoan and Bath BS

BuildLoan has produced a new range of self and custom build mortgage products in...

BuildLoan and Buckinghamshire BS unveil new self-build products

Self build specialist BuildLoan has launched two new products with Buckinghamshire Building Society. The new...

BuildStore appoints group marketing head

Michelle Lansdowne has been appointed as head of group marketing at the BuildStore Group. Lansdowne...

Maximum LTV searches prevalent in all specialist sectors

Brokers are searching for ‘maximum loan to value (LTV)’ in large numbers, according to...

BuildLoan & Buckinghamshire BS launch new self-build deal

BuildLoan has teamed up with the Buckinghamshire Building Society to unveil a new custom...

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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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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