The lender has also released new F1 standard buy-to-let products.

Customers can access higher LTVs and lower borrowing costs, bridging the divide between equity release and mainstream mortgages.

Laurel will help make further improvements to the lender’s services.

Tom Molloy, intermediary sales manager at Mansfield Building Society, says that in the new Consumer Duty environment, ensuring positive outcomes for self-build clients will require...

The specialist lender started lending in Scotland for the first time earlier this month.

The product is designed to give investors and developers increased flexibility in the short-term.

Rates are increasing by up to 0.20%.

The Society says Consumer Duty and a higher mortgage rate environment is leading to more work for brokers.

Steve Cox, chief commercial officer at Fleet Mortgages, explores why he thinks the buy-to-let sector will be driven by the 'fundamentals', not the Spring Budget, in 2024.

The change aims to make it easier for brokers to find suitable products for clients in the joint borrower sole proprietor (JBSP) market.