Sharon Van Loenen

A stronger, bolder, smoother blend of resi lending Our new signature residential blend. We’re stirring things up in our residential range yet again, combining adverse, affordability and lower pricing to serve you even better solutions for your cases. What’s brewing? Stronger – New build now up to 90% LTV  Allowing more customers with smaller deposits to access modern […]

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced a new feature to help brokers support their clients who may need extra assistance during their mortgage journey. The lender has added new functionality to their online application system, MSO. It will give brokers the ability to tell them in real time, with client’s consent, if a little extra help

Thank you for your support in the successful launch of our Commercial Trading proposition earlier this year. Our focus remains on delivering a simple, streamlined borrowing process so more businesses can purchase the property they operate from, or access funds for expansion. We’re building on that foundation and supporting small businesses like never before with new Large Loan

Following extensive product development and broker feedback I am delighted to share as follows… We have made significant rate cuts to our fixed rate products Introduced a 10% fee free overpayment allowance on all term mortgages Non-UK Resident borrowers can now service our mortgages using a UK or overseas bank account Term lending for UK residents

It’s that time of year when we’re all wrapping up our final bits of admin and preparing for the year ahead. For landlords especially, these last few weeks of 2025 will likely demand a lot of strategising. By now, we all know the challenges the rental market will face. Investors are going to have to

UTB is transforming the residential and second charge mortgage process with the launch of electronic signatures for mortgage deeds and DDMs; the latest in a series of tech enhancements designed to make you and your customers’ experiences faster, easier and more secure. Benefits: Provides an ‘in- app’ customer experience with the process being initiated through

A specialist approach that turns complex cases into completed mortgages. Do you have self-employed clients with complex or non-standard income? Did you know we offer flexible and common-sense lending for self-employed clients, contractors, CIS workers and zero-hour earners. With manual underwriting and real solutions. Flexible income assessments For directors we’ll work off latest years’ accounts, using the highest of salary + dividends, or salary + share of

We’ve expanded our Buy to Let Range to 80% LTV across both personal and limited company applications, available on houses and flats, with the option to add the product fee to the loan.  Buy to Let highlights Less than perfect credit profiles considered Maximum age 85 at the end of the term No minimum income,

One week on from the Budget – has the dust really settled? Not quite. Big changes are on the horizon for the housing market, and the ripple effects could be significant. From new tax measures for high-value homes to pressures on landlords and affordability challenges, the announcements are shaping the conversation for 2026 and beyond.

As the holiday season approaches, your clients may be working to a tight deadline — and when you think of speed, think Mercantile Trust Here’s a quick look at our Bridging Loan criteria: Max LTV: Up to 75% (first and second charge) Monthly variable rate (first charge): 0.95% Monthly variable rate (second charge): 0.96% Net loan (first charge): £25,000