Self-employed

Saffron for Intermediaries launches campaign for self-employed

Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a campaign to help and support its broker partners...

Saffron BS revamps lending criteria

Saffron Building Society has made major changes to its mortgage lending criteria. The changes being...

Changing working patterns aren’t supported by automated underwriting

It’s fair to say that our working lives, the way we are paid, the...

Nottingham BS improves contractor mortgage criteria

Nottingham Building Society has announced the first of a series of changes to its...

Self-employed couple “saved thousands” by TML’s flexible approach

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has processed a complex, self-employed residential mortgage application in 10...

Securing a mortgage “harder than arranging a wedding or parenting”

New research commissioned by LendInvest of 1,000 people across the UK, focusing primarily on...

Tandem Bank ups support for self-employed

Tandem Bank has announced its move to increase the LTV for self-employed clients from...

Meeting the needs of the self-employed

Historically speaking, self-employed borrowers have faced an uphill battle when it comes to securing...

Over a quarter of adults with complex incomes have been denied a mortgage

28% of adults with non-typical income streams, including those who are self-employed, freelance, or...

TML provides self-employed offer in 6 working days

The Mortgage Lender (TML) recently progressed a self-employed residential application to offer in six...

Rise in ‘unaffordable’ self-employed mortgages

The number of mortgage enquiries from self-employed applicants that failed to find one affordable...

MBT sees self-employed affordability at lowest level

Affordability for self-employed customers has dropped to its lowest level since records began, according...

TML provides complex self-employed FTB offer in five days

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has outlined its approach in dealing with self-employed applications, moving...

77% of self-employed concerned over mortgage prospects

Over three-quarters of self-employed people are concerned about their prospects of getting a mortgage,...

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Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

It’s not just about work/life balance

Firstly, it was good to get feedback on last month’s blog on technology from several people, and to see a spin-off follow-up blog from...

The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and how individual societies like Hinckley & Rugby continue to deliver At...

2025: The year of CX

In financial services, customer experience (CX) is no longer a secondary concern – it’s the key to sustainable growth and client retention. With the...

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For many professionals in your industry, caffeine is a daily ritual. Whether it's a morning coffee, an afternoon pick-me-up, or a late-night boost to...

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The Right Mortgage announces details of 10th Anniversary National Training Event

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