Self-build

The Harpenden revamps self-build offering

The Harpenden Building Society has revised its self-build mortgage proposition. It has improved rates following...

BuildLoan partners with the Loughborough for new self-build products

BuildLoan and Loughborough Building Society have introduced two cost-based self-build mortgage products offering a...

The Nottingham funds new ERC-free self-build range for BuildLoan

BuildLoan has partnered with the Nottingham Building Society to design two new self and...

BuildLoan launches new self-build deals with the Vernon

BuildLoan has introduced a pair of self-build products funded by the Vernon Building Society. The...

The Dudley BS boosts BTL and self build ranges

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled new buy-to-let and self build products. The new buy-to-let product...

Paradigm partners with Saffron for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

BuildStore makes senior management appointments 

BuildStore Group has made two appointments to its senior management team. Martin Fryer has been...

Newcastle Intermediaries ups self-build LTV to 85%

Newcastle Intermediaries is widening the availability of its self and custom-build product range available...

BuildStore appoints chief operating officer

BuildStore Group has appointed Julian Foster as its new chief operating officer (COO). Foster has...

The Newbury BS joins MCI panel

MCI Mortgage Club has welcomed the Newbury Building Society to its lending panel. The Newbury...

BuildLoan joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

BuildLoan has been added to the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages. The firm specialises in...

BuildLoan & Bucks BS launch £1m self-build mortgage

BuildLoan has introduced three self and custom build mortgage products with Buckinghamshire Building Society,...

Self Build Wales is working for the Swansea

The Swansea Building Society has seen a rise in mortgage applications relating to self-build...

BuildLoan unveils discounted deals for self-builders

BuildLoan has cut the rates on a range of self build mortgages, The variable rate...

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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