Self-employed

Twenty7tec updates SOURCE to support more complex customer needs

Twenty7tec has announced a new update to its affordability solution in SOURCE, designed to...

Self-employed enquiries outpacing ones from FTBs

A survey of mortgage brokers carried out by the Family Building Society has found...

Dudley BS joins TMA panel

TMA Mortgage Club has announced the addition of the Dudley Building Society to its...

Loughborough BS improves self-employed criteria

Loughborough Building Society has revised its self-employed criteria so it can now accept one...

Newcastle Intermediaries reduces self-employed rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 15 basis points (bps) across its...

Mortgage Brain and HSBC UK to host free self-employed Criteria Masterclass

Mortgage Brain has partnered with HSBC UK to host a free Criteria Masterclass webinar...

Saffron BS partners with Brilliant Solutions

Saffron Building Society has formed a new packager relationship with Brilliant Solutions. The distributor will...

Saffron for Intermediaries reduces select Core product rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced rate cuts across 12 of its core products, including...

Look beyond the credit score to support borrowers with complex incomes

The working world has changed significantly in recent years. It’s not just the ability...

Just Mortgages records best December for self-employed inductions

The self-employed division at national brokerage Just Mortgages is having its busiest ever December...

Self-employed want more understanding from lenders

40% of self-employed people believe lenders need to be more understanding when it comes...

LendInvest Mortgages cuts residential rates

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential product suite in a week of...

Saffron for Intermediaries reduces raft of mortgage rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced improvements to its product range including its Self-Employed, Contractor,...

Fear of rejection stopping self-employed applying for mortgages

34% of self-employed individuals have never applied for a mortgage, according to the latest...

COMMENT

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 Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...

UK adults report sharp fall in sense of safety as global tensions fuel anxiety

Almost half of UK adults said in March they feel less safe than they...

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