Month: June 2025

Shawbrook boosts lending criteria for landlords

Shawbrook has enhanced its lending criteria to support landlords investing in serviced accommodation. Throughout 2024, Shawbrook’s internal data recorded a 14% increase in landlords investing in Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs), and the momentum in this space has carried into 2025. To meet this demand, the… The post Shawbrook boosts lending criteria for landlords appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

All Money Matters adds CHL Mortgages to its lender panel

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has joined the All Money Matters’ lender panel via its 1APP aggregator platform. The partnership means brokers using the 1APP platform will now be able to access CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries’ full range of products which are available to individual and… The post All Money Matters adds CHL Mortgages to its lender panel appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Vida stress test changes allow more than £17,000 of extra borrowing  

Vida Homeloans has relaxed its residential affordability assessments, allowing customers to borrow over £17,000 extra on shorter-term fixed-rate products.   The specialist lender says its new calculations apply to first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagers.  These changes could mean two applicants each earning £25,000 a year, with… The post Vida stress test changes allow more than £17,000 of extra borrowing   appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Dudley Building Society sees gross mortgage lending rise to £124m 

Dudley Building Society posted gross mortgage lending up 8.8% to £124m last year compared to 12 months ago.  It also reported an 8.4% increase in its mortgage book for the financial year 2024/25, growing lifting to £517m, for the firm which focuses on buy-to-let, holiday let, self-build, expat, and retirement loans. Over the last… The post Dudley Building Society sees gross mortgage lending rise to £124m  appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 23 Jun to 27 Jun

This week’s top stories: FCA consults on mortgage rule review and Barclays UK appoints McCormack head of mortgage intermediaries. Explore these developments and more:  FCA consults on mortgage rule review The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a wide-ranging review of mortgage rules to… The post Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 23 Jun to 27 Jun appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

One to One: Jason Berry, group sales director, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Strategy Awards 2025 Personality of the Year Can you give us an overview of your career to date? The story of my career falls into three chapters: financial advice, business development and business leadership. But the prologue was football. I was the youngest in my… The post One to One: Jason Berry, group sales director, Crystal Specialist Finance appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

HSBC Life launches support service, adds BDMs  

HSBC Life has boosted its business development manager’s team and launched a protection adviser support service.  The business says it has added three new members to its business development manager unit to lift “its national reach and build on its extensive adviser distribution network”. While the… The post HSBC Life launches support service, adds BDMs   appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

FTB black hole grows to 3.5 million fewer homes since financial crisis: Imla  

Around 3.5 million potential first-time buyers have dropped out of the housing market since the 2008 financial crisis, the latest data from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows.   These buyers “who might have expected to buy a home since the financial crisis are still waiting… The post FTB black hole grows to 3.5 million fewer homes since financial crisis: Imla   appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Halifax makes hub change for high LTV products 

Halifax Intermediaries has told brokers it will make changes to the way high loan-to-value mortgages should be entered on its hub from next week.   The lender says: “After Monday 30 June applications for mortgages above 90% LTV to 95% LTV are accepted as before,… The post Halifax makes hub change for high LTV products  appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

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