Sharon Van Loenen

A lot happened last year, including an election, interest rate changes and a brand new budget. So, as we move into 2025, we’re taking stock of 2024 and considering what’s next for the mortgage market. In our latest Lending Lowdown article, we spoke with Keith Church, the Head of Economic Modelling at 4most Analytics Consulting, to […]

Fleet are pleased to share a copy of their recently-published Fleet Mortgages Rental Barometer with you which covers Q4 2024 rental yields across England and Wales plus additional Fleet data from the last quarter, as well as the supporting press release. The average yield for England and Wales shows an annual increase again with an

Our Best for Brokers Promise remains as strong as ever, that’s why we’ve started the new year by relaxing our criteria to make it even easier to say yes to your clients’ complex scenarios: To support affordability for many clients, we’ve updated our interest stress rate across our residential solutions We’ve lowered the minimum equity required for interest only

fast track Residential Remortgage service can enable borrowers to complete in days. Our on-site legal team, flexible product criteria, and hands-on underwriting approach, we can assist borrowers seeking a swift remortgage solution. Highlights of West One Residential Remortgages: Fast track remortgage service provided by our in-house legal team, with cases completed in just FOUR DAYS.

Moda are delighted to share details of their new range of limited edition 2 and 5 year fixed rate products. What’s new? NEW: Limited edition 2 year and 5 year 75% LTV fixed rates 2 year rates from 3.74%  5 year rates from 5.06% No other changes have been made to the range, so free valuation and application

For more than 50 years, Hodge has been making a difference to its customers’ lives, helping them achieve their financial goals with our personal savings accounts, tailored mortgage options and bespoke real estate finance (commercial development and investment) solutions. Over the years Hodge has created specialist mortgage products to support borrowers who don’t fit the

2024 was an amazing year for us, and we feel so lucky to have you as our partner —or a partner-to-be! To kick off the new year on the right foot, we’re super excited to share some updates about our product criteria. Here’s what’s new: Reduced rates AVM criteria got a big upgrade. No more

We created 3 & Easy, to help your customers into the home they want to own, sooner than they hoped they could. A 97% mortgage, with the usual flexible Vida criteria and common-sense underwriting, designed to help you help your customers turn dreams into reality sooner, using just a 3% deposit! Highlights of the 3 & Easy product range include: Available

Automate Cascade, Instant Decision, Soft Footprint Self-employed individual earning £24K. Looking to buy their first property. Their trading year ran from October to October. Customer would’ve had to wait until the following April, to be able to use their first SA302 income. Credit history featured a minor historical blip. A major high-street lender ran an