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Mortgage Strategy welcomes MT Finance as sponsor for MSSL Awards 2026
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (130+ words) Mortgage Strategy is delighted to announce MT Finance as a sponsor of the Best Broker for Short-Term Lending category at the Mortgage Strategy Specialist Lending Awards 2026. This year's nominees for Best Broker for Short-Term Lending are: Aria Finance; Bright Star…...
Offa adds Ahmad and Ilyas to bridging finance team
1+ week, 1+ day ago (201+ words) Offa has appointed Tahir Ahmad and Hasan Ilyas to its bridging finance team. Ahmad joins business development manager and brings 20 years of industry experience, having worked for UBL UK, Habib Bank Zurich Plc, Cynergy Bank, Punjab National International Bank, and…...
Norton Broker Services joins Scroll Finance lender panel
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (163+ words) Norton Broker Services has joined Scroll Finance's lender panel. The partnership will provide brokers working with Norton Broker Services with access to Scroll Finance's specialist lending solutions. Scroll Finance is a specialist lender focused on providing flexible finance solutions designed…...
Accord increases max loan size on BTL range to "1. 5m
1+ week, 2+ day ago (167+ words) Accord has increased the maximum loan size on its buy-to-let (BTL) offering, to further support the private rental sector. The intermediary-only lender is significantly boosting its BTL maximum loan to "1. 5 million, up from "1 million, on products up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV)…...
TSB cuts rates by up to 0. 45%, as other lenders also reprice
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1111+ words) TSB becomes the latest lender to reprice as rates are cut by as much as 0. 45%. The bank has lowered residential two-year fixed house purchase rates by up to 0. 45%. However, TSB is increasing rates on product transfer and additional borrowing products....
Principality relaxes eligibility for 5. 5x LTI feature for FTBs
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (121+ words) Principality Intermediaries'has relaxed its eligibility for its 5. 5x loan to income (LTI) feature for first time buyers. The updates include a reduction in the minimum loan size from "180, 000 to "150, 000. In addition, it has decreased the minimum income threshold from "40, 000 to "30, 000. This…...
Notts BS updates BTL lending criteria
3+ week, 1+ day ago (264+ words) Nottingham Building Society has made updates to its buy-to-let (BTL) lending criteria. This includes an increase in its maximum BTL mortgage term to 40 years, up from the previous 35-year limit. The Nottingham says the shift has been built to provide…...
Leeds BS expands intermediary distribution team with Ward appointment
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (170+ words) Leeds Building Society has strengthened its intermediary distribution team with the appointment of Michelle Ward. Ward joins Leeds from Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank, where she held the role of national accountmanager. In her new role, Ward will play a…...
Stream Bank hires Purdy and Lomax to sales team
3+ week, 2+ day ago (204+ words) Stream Bank has appointed Paula Purdy as national account director for the North and Gary Lomax as business development manager for the North and Scotland. Purdy has more than 20 years" experience in financial services, including 14 years at Shawbrook Bank, and…...
The latest lender rate changes ahead of Easter
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (127+ words) More lenders have revealed price changes ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. Shawbrook has repriced its product transfer deals with immediate effect and Kensington is making rate changes on Wednesday across parts of its residential range. It comes as…...