Sharon Van Loenen

Why use Foundation for specialist residential? At Foundation, we understand that every client has different circumstances and we are dedicated to providing specialised mortgage services that are tailored to their specific situation. Read the full story here

Where money for a deposit originates from outside the UK, you’ll need to state where the money came from and additional checks may apply. For gifted deposits where the money comes from abroad, there are some additional requirements we may ask for to evidence the deposit. There are a number of countries/jurisdictions where we don’t accept deposits from. This list is reviewed

Gen H drops rates by up to 60 bps across all LTVs and expands game-changing first-time buyer bundle to support home movers Now, first-time buyers and homemovers can bundle their mortgage and legals for discounted mortgage rates and a seamless, end-to-end homebuying experience.  LONDON, Thursday 20 July 2023 –– Rates are dropping by up to

Fixed rate product reprice. We want to support you when we make product changes by ensuring we give as much notice as we can, especially with rate withdrawals. Details of the DIP and application deadlines can be seen below. New fixed rate products will feature extended end dates, view our product finder for full product information.

Pepper will be increasing the Lender Base Rate to 4.95% with effect from August 1st 2023. How does this affect Sales I have made or will make?  If your customer has already received a Mortgage Offer from us, then you need do nothing. Where applicable, we will write to the applicants advising them of the pending

We have had a busy summer (whilst it was with us) assisting customers with their specialist BTL requirements. We are being used for a variety of reasons but wanted to highlight one of those to you today. Did you know how we treat portfolio landlords:- We don’t stress test the background portfolio We don’t limit

The Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme is on course to exceed its objective of delivering 130,000 new affordable homes, with 126,800 started by the end of March 2023 and a further 5,000 remaining starts to deliver in 2023/2024. Shared Ownership offers the opportunity for more prospective house buyers to get on the property ladder, despite smaller

Please see below a snippet from one of our latest thought leaderships that you may wish to share with your brokers. The rise, fall and rise of the two-year BTL fix: Taking a step back in time for a moment, throughout the mortgage market, the two-year fixed rate product largely reigned supreme. Read the full story

Good news! Our new 5-year fixed rates will be launching on Wednesday 19th July, meaning we’re able to extend the withdrawal notice period by 24 hours. Our current residential 5-year fixed rates will now be withdrawn tomorrow (Tuesday 18th July) at 5:30pm and replaced with new rates on Wednesday 19th July. In exceptional circumstances, we may have to withdraw earlier than planned, but we’ll always let you

Based on your feedback, we’ve revamped our intermediary website. As part of our commitment to improve your experience with Barclays, we have gone live with changes which will make the website easier to navigate, so that you can access the information that you need much quicker and simpler. Feel free to explore the new site,