Self-employed

The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...

Norton Home Loans backs self-employed adverse borrower in Right to Buy purchase

Norton Home Loans has completed a £39,000 mortgage for a self-employed chef purchasing their...

23% of would-be homeowners stay in jobs they dislike to secure a mortgage

Almost one in four aspiring homeowners have remained in roles they dislike in order...

Just Mortgages marks year one of self-employed adviser support scheme

The self-employed division of Just Mortgages is reporting encouraging early results from its New...

Principal firms lead self-employed recruitment growth at Just Mortgages

Recruitment figures from Just Mortgages show that the majority of self-employed advisers brought into...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment...

The Vernon targets professional borrowers with new mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has launched a new mortgage range aimed at professional borrowers whose...

Quantum Mortgages set to expand into specialist residential lending

Quantum Mortgages is preparing to enter the specialist residential mortgage market, extending its lending...

Hanley Economic widens lending criteria to reflect modern working patterns

Hanley Economic Building Society has refreshed its residential lending criteria, aiming to accommodate a...

The Cumberland widens mortgage access for self-employed borrowers

The Cumberland Building Society has expanded its support for self-employed borrowers, aiming to remove...

Shawbrook increases loan-to-income ratio to 5.5x across TML and Bluestone

Shawbrook has increased its maximum loan-to-income ratio from 4.5x to 5.5x income, extending the...

The Newcastle trims rates for newly self-employed borrowers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has overhauled its self-employed proposition, cutting rates by up to 0.30%...

Afin Bank raises LTV to 95% and cuts rates across Prime and Professional ranges

Afin Bank has increased the maximum loan to value on its Prime and Professional...

Just Mortgages creates new management layer to bolster support for self-employed advisers

Just Mortgages has created a new regional performance management team to strengthen its support...
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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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The Melton adds to broker team with new hire and internal promotion

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Royal London updates income protection terms to reflect changing world of work

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Clydesdale raises selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates

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