Sharon Van Loenen

Scottish Widows GP Reports – working together to get faster cover for your clients

We know that your clients need cover as quickly as possible. That’s why, here at Scottish Widows, we’ve streamlined the manual underwriting process when medical evidence is required. As a result, only 10% of applications* require a GP report and where they’re needed, the process to a decision is faster. Here’s how we’ve improved efficiency:

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Santander Working with you…Deposits funded from outside the UK

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

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Gen H drops rates by up to 60 bps

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

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Suffolk Expat Product Withdrawals and Launches – Thursday 20 July 2023

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.

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West One BTL

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

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Newcastle Unlocking Opportunity with the Power of Shared Ownership

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

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