2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (228+ words) Stowell has previously spent three years with NatWest’s private banking division. Having originally joined Accord as an underwriter in 1997, she brings almost three decades of mortgage industry experience to the role. Stowell said: “What has always stood out to me…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (326+ words) Smith joins the business with responsibility for growing relationships with mortgage advisers and advisory firms across London and the South East, while also supporting existing users of the Conveybuddy platform. Announcing the appointment, CEO Harpal Singh said he was pleased…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (371+ words) The move broadens access to the mutual’s range of mainstream and specialist mortgage products, which are designed to support borrowers whose financial circumstances may not fit traditional lending criteria. The mutual said the expansion reflects increasing demand from brokers for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (508+ words) According to the report, the poverty rate among pensioner couples is 11%, compared with around 20% for single pensioners. Around 1.2 million single pensioners were living in relative poverty in 2023/24, of whom roughly two-thirds were women, due to them living longer on average....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) The lender is offering two five-year shared ownership mortgage products, including a variable discount mortgage with an initial rate of 5.85%. This is a 1.89% discount from the mutual’s standard variable rate, currently 7.74%. There is also a five-year fixed rate mortgage at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (376+ words) This would be a deepening of its loss of £900,000 in the first half of last year. Although the group said its business had been impacted, it reported progress in its core markets. This included an increase in assets under management,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (609+ words) I’ve spent most of the last 11 years at OSB Group, having moved into commercial lending after working at Santander in the residential lending market. Even over that time frame, the market has changed significantly. When I joined in 2015, it was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Residential mortgages can now be split between capital and interest and interest-only repayment methods within a single mortgage. This is tailored to borrowers who will benefit from lower initial monthly payments, while still reducing their mortgage balance. The interest-only proposition…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (403+ words) She joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where she was most recently head of mortgages, and brings 25 years of experience to the role. Bryden has also held senior positions at HSBC, Santander and Coventry Building Society. She will succeed Jeremy Duncombe,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (174+ words) Applications involving unsatisfied county court judgments (CCJs), debts, and secured and unsecured arrears – subject to underwriter assessment – will be considered by CHL Mortgages. Rates start at 0.7% per month, with borrowing available from £100,000 to £10m and up to 75% LTV. The products have…...