Self-employed

77% of self-employed concerned over mortgage prospects

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

The self-employed have been marginalised from the mainstream

91% of brokers interviewed and polled for United Trust Bank’s new mortgage white paper...

SmartrCriteria sees surge in searches for self-employed clients

New data from Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool has shown that searches...

Self-employed twice as likely to be rejected for a mortgage

Self-employed individuals are twice as likely to be rejected for a mortgage, according to...

Vida improves criteria for contractors

Vida has unveiled a series of changes to its criteria for borrowers who are...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries introduces new residential proposition

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has revamped its residential mortgage offering to give wider access...

Brokers reveal most problematic mortgage applications

Research by broker forum, cherryplc.co.uk, has found that mortgage applications for self-employed clients and...

Newcastle Intermediaries relaunches deals for newly self-employed

Newcastle Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of mortgages exclusively for self-employed applicants with...

Clydesdale simplifies self-employed documentation requirements

Clydesdale Bank has reduced the documentation required to support applications from self-employed customers. The lender...

Skipton reverts to pre-Covid self-employed contractor policy

Skipton Building Society is changing policy to make it easier for self-employed contractors when...

Hinckley & Rugby ups maximum self-employed LTV

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has increased the loan to value (LTV) is offers...

Borrowers with variable incomes still face lower maximum loan sizes

Borrowers who have an element of variable income are being offered an average maximum...

Clydesdale Bank improves self-employed contractor mortgages

Clydesdale Bank Intermediaries has improved its criteria for assessing mortgage applications from self-employed contractors. The...

The Beverley improves self-employed criteria

The Beverley Building Society has made changes to its self-employed mortgage criteria, which will...

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Why bridging finance will help SMEs weather the economic storm

It’s fair to say that the government's latest statement had little spring in it, and our daily tariff antics from over the pond are...

Redefining ‘later life lending’ for a fairer financial future

The phrase ‘later life lending’ is becoming increasingly common in financial services but what does it really mean? For too long, ‘later life lending’ has been conflated...

The rise of the renovator buyer

In today’s property market, many borrowers are rethinking what homeownership means. Amid shifting lifestyle expectations and mounting affordability pressures, more people are seeking out...

Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

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Advisers warned of regulatory risks over neglecting wills and LPAs in later life lending

Financial advisers could be falling short of regulatory expectations and endangering customer outcomes by...

Rosemount Financial Solutions announces senior promotions

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has announced a series of senior promotions as the growing...

L&G adds Harpenden Building Society to surveying services panel

Legal & General (L&G) has expanded its Mortgage Services business with the addition of...

HTB appoints Alexia Evans as lending director to strengthen development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Alexia Evans as lending director within its development...
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