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Fleet Mortgages’ Barwick and Williams promoted to sales manager roles
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (235+ words) The lender said the two promotions reflected Fleet Mortgages" continued investment in broker support and sales leadership, while recognising the experience and contribution both have already made within the business. Barwick and Williams, who will report to Steve Cox (pictured),…...
UTB refreshes residential and second charge criteria
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (254+ words) These come after changes made last week to improve criteria and processes, aiming to simplify and speed up application to offer journeys and give brokers more choice when placing cases." Across its second charge mortgage proposition, UTB has revised its…...
Keystone Property Finance reintroduces fixed rates
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (295+ words) Last week, the lender added two-year tracker products to its range, after temporarily pulling fixed rate deals amid the changing market conditions." Keystone Property Finance has now resumed fixed rate lending across its core propositions, including standard, specialist, expat, holiday…...
Halifax, Accord and BM Solutions set for mortgage rate rises – round-up
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (266+ words) Halifax is increasing every two- and three-year purchase fixed rate by 0.15%, while five-year fixes will inch up by 0.05%. Remortgages will increase by 0.15% on all fixed rate deals. Following the increases, which take place on 1 April, Halifax's cheapest deal " a two-year…...
UTB enhances criteria across residential and second charge deals
1+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) The firm's changes apply to its residential mortgage and second charge loan offerings and are intended to speed up the time from application to offer. As the first of the changes, the lender will now progress second charge applications to…...
Hodge Bank ups holiday let LTV to 80% in criteria refresh
1+ week, 4+ day ago (210+ words) This include increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) limit from 75% to 80% and the maximum loan size from "1.5m to "2m." Hodge Bank has also removed the restriction of the six-bedroom limit for properties." The lender said staycations had become more popular and landlords…...
Buckinghamshire BS adds discounted rate mortgages
1+ week, 4+ day ago (171+ words) The discounted rates are available within the mutual's first-time buyer, Credit Revive, Credit Restore, later life lending and buy-to-let (BTL) options, including offerings for limited company and expat landlords." Buckinghamshire Building Society said this reflected its practical and adaptable approach,…...
Foundation relaunches BTL and residential products
1+ week, 4+ day ago (361+ words) The lender temporarily withdrew products earlier this week due to uncertainty in the market, but said conditions had since settled." The lender has changed fees on its five-year fixed rates, including a reduction for standard HMO products." Foundation said this…...
Landbay adds AVMs and HMOs to Premier range
2+ week, 29+ min ago (259+ words) The lender has also added small HMO product transfer options for new borrowers." The Premier proposition is for landlords with up to 15 mortgaged properties, open to individual and limited company borrowers." The small HMO range includes a two-year fix with…...
Mansfield BS cuts fixed rates by up to 0.4% in specialist ranges
3+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) The mutual said the move bolstered its specialist lending proposition at a time when global economic uncertainty is constraining wider market availability. The fixed rate reductions include the Credit Repair fixed rate to 31 May 2031 up to 70% loan to value (LTV),…...