West Brom Building Society has announced changes to its loan-to-income lending policy aimed at helping more first-time buyers and home movers access homeownership, as affordability...

Offa has entered into a partnership with Knowledge Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced further enhancements to its bridging finance criteria, designed to help brokers place more business, improve speed to offer and provide greater...

Lloyds Banking Group is lowering the hurdle First Time Buyers commonly say stops them getting on the housing ladder – getting a deposit together

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced further enhancements to its bridging valuation criteria, introducing a new Desktop Valuation option and significantly expanding the use of...

Gatehouse Bank has today announced it has increased its Finance to Income (FTI) ratios across its Home Purchase Plans (HPP), with customers now able to apply for residential property...

Vida has announced a series of Residential product and criteria changes aimed at improving affordability and increasing flexibility for brokers placing cases across a wide range of...

Saffron for Intermediaries has today announced a series of criteria enhancements across its Buy-to-Let, Self-Build and Residential ranges, aimed at giving brokers greater flexibility...

Landbay has today (22nd April 2026) announced rate reductions of 0.20% across selected Core two- and five-year fixed-rate products, available up to 75% LTV, alongside increases to...

Barclays has enhanced its affordability assessment for both residential and Buy to Let (BTL) products, meaning many customers will be able to borrow more when buying a home