Sharon Van Loenen

We’re always listening to adviser feedback and looking for ways to better support them and their landlord clients. That’s why we’re pleased to announce another key enhancement to our lending criteria, along with a summary of other improvements we’ve introduced this year, all designed to make it easier for advisers to do business with us. […]

Heading into 2026, there are two sectors no mortgage broker can afford to overlook: the Later Life and Buy to Let markets. At our recent roundtable with Michael Craig (Brilliant Solutions), Louise Stevens (Coreco Group) and Sanjay Gadhia (Mortgage Advice Bureau), I discussed the trends we’re seeing in both spaces. The Later Life and Buy to Let sectors

We now have the facility to offer remote Independent Legal Advice (ILA) via video call through our friends at: www.ila.co.uk This allows the customer to complete the process from their own home or place of work and at a time when it suits them.  We will send them all the information they need for the booking

Keystone Property Finance are excited to introduce a series of criteria enhancements to spark new opportunities for you and your landlord clients. These updates are available now and have been designed to help speed up case applications.  As part of these enhancements, they have boosted their maximum loan amounts and have added a new functionality

More people are looking to borrow in retirement. With life expectancy rising and financial needs evolving, older borrowers need more flexible mortgage options. Here’s how we can help your retired clients: We take into account income up to the age of 70, or even 75 if your client is in a non-manual role.  We consider other

Advisors are naturally cautious around high LTV lending, so this communication breaks down the key concerns we hear most often, and how April’s No Deposit mortgage has been designed to address them responsibly: Long-term fixed rates (10–15 years) to support capital repayment Automatic rate reductions as LTV improves No ERCs when moving home or redeeming

Market Financial Solutions has sharpened its commercial offering: a new Semi-Commercial BTL product and reduced Commercial BTL rates. More flexible terms for a broader borrower profile, and affordability tools that increase affordability options for clients. New Semi-Commercial BTL Product Properties with less than 50% commercial floor area 2-tier product range 2-year or 3-year fixed or 2-year tracker

The Government’s pledge to end the sale of new leasehold homes by the end of this Parliament was presented as a significant shift in how property is owned in the UK. For many landlords, this change cannot come quickly enough. The current leasehold structure gives freeholders ownership of the building while leaseholders pay for the