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

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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