Self-build

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...

BuildLoan unveils ERC-free variable deal

BuildLoan has introduced a new ERC-free variable rate mortgage to its offering. The new ERC-free...

The Dudley joins MCI Mortgage Club

The Dudley Building Society has become the latest lender to join MCI Mortgage Club’s panel. The...

The Chorley unveils BuildLoan exclusive

BuildLoan has launched a new low cost self build mortgage for borrowers with the...

Knowledge Bank: people desperate to get on the property ladder

Knowledge Bank has revealed the details of the leading criteria searches made on its...

The Nottingham comes back to mortgage market

The Nottingham has reintroduced mortgages following its temporary product withdrawal in September. The mutual has...

Are local authorities meeting their self-build obligations?

The Dudley Building Society is using 'Right to Build Day' on 30 October to...

Laying the foundations for self-build growth

Flexibility and manual underwriting processes remain pivotal in allowing the building society sector to...

The Dudley unveils self build proposition

The Dudley Building Society has introduced a range of self-build mortgage products to its...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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Mortgage industry cycle challenge raises £26k for children and homelessness charities

Mortgage industry leaders have raised £26,002 for two charities after cycling 472 miles from...

MTD pressure prompts 22% of landlords to consider quitting

More than one in five UK landlords have considered leaving the rental market as...

MortgageMatch launches AI-ready broker directory

MortgageMatch.org has launched a consumer-facing platform designed to make finding and comparing mortgage brokers...

Virgin Money cuts new business rates and ups buy-to-let PT rates

Virgin Money is to reduce a range of purchase and remortgage fixed rates while...

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