Sharon Van Loenen

This summer, we know you’d rather be enjoying your time off, not worrying about paperwork. That’s why at West One, we make Buy-to-Let lending as effortless as your morning coffee. We know your time is valuable, so we keep things simple, quick, and stress-free. With flexible criteria, a dedicated team, and a common-sense approach to underwriting, […]

Landlords shift strategies as 72% of limited company BTL landlords entered the market in last 5 years 50% of landlords plan to expand their portfolios in the next one to two years 70% of brokers reported an increase in clients seeking advice about limited company BTL 41% of landlords cited tax efficiency as the main

Our Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor mortgage is designed to help customers step onto the property ladder with the support of family or friends. Meet James James, currently renting a flat with his friend Ross, is eager to transition to homeownership. He recently established his own business which means at this stage, has no accounts or

We’re excited to announce our new integration with Advise Wise – giving users direct access to equity release products and a referral service, seamlessly from our Twenty7tec platform. Starting today, users can: • Access Equity Release products Easily source later life lending mortgages via a seamless integration with Advise Wise – without leaving your Twenty7tec workflow • Unlock a

Richard Turner of Connect Lifetime Mortgages recently ran a session on Later Life Lending within our network, sharing insights into how these solutions can help clients aged 55 and above. Whether you managed to join the session or couldn’t make it this time, we wanted to follow up so you’re aware of the support available to

Specialist lender ScotLend has secured a £20m facility from Shawbrook to bolster its national footprint in the bridging finance market. Bridging finance lender, ScotLend had grown substantially in its home country of Scotland during its first year of trade and had ambitious plans to become a nationwide funder. Marking a significant milestone as their first

Rates are now dynamically generated, making them more accurate, personalised, and competitive. For tailored rates, use the Quick Quote feature in the Broker Portal. Homeowner Loan starting rates: Product Low LTVs High LTVs Variable +3.09% +4.66% 2 Yr fixed 6.84% 8.34% 5 Yr fixed 5.94% 8.59% HELOC starting rates: Product Low LTVs High LTVs Variable

MT Finance Launches Commercial Mortgage Business with £2.5bn JP Morgan Key features include First time investors considered Integrate with OMS so AR’s can use our products and DIP via OMS ICR same as BTL, all 5 year products 125% on payrate for company and individual PG’s only required for commercial loans over 50% LTV Adverse

Leeds Building Society enhances its affordability assessment to put homeownership within reach of more people The UK’s fifth largest building society is making improvements in the way it assesses how much borrowers can afford to repay in an effort to increase home ownership. The Society will reduce affordability stress testing rates by up to 1.24%[1]

Intermediaries tell us of three common barriers to accessing finance for the over 50s: Affordability, Interest Only, and Age. But we do things differently at LiveMore, let’s start with… No Minimum Income No Loan to Income (LTI) cap for like for like mortgages Common to see income multiples of 7.5x Self Employed 1 year’s accounts, 1 year’s trading,