Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has welcomed three new members to its broker assist team. Kim Dyson has been promoted to senior broker assist, after working for the society in a range of mortgage support roles. She brings over six years of experience with Hinckley & Rugby, having started as a mortgage services assistant in 2019 before moving to the completions team in 2024. She is joined on the team by broker assist officers, Nicolle Cross and Dawid Jankowski.

Landbay has launched its new free valuation remortgage and product transfer products. The buy-to-let lender is adding four new five-year fixed summer special products with free valuations. Its remortgage and product transfer five-year fixes are available from 4.72% and 4.32% with a 3% and 5% fee respectively. Its standard two-year fix is available from 4.59% and 4.09% with a 2% and 3% fee respectively. All products are available from 75% LTV.

Newcastle for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its 95% LTV mortgage range by up to 0.15% and has introduced a package of features, designed to support first-time buyers and other borrowers moving onto the housing ladder. The refreshed range includes two- and five-year products with no product fees, a free standard valuation, £200 cashback on selected products to help customers with upfront moving costs. The lender has also shortened the time from completion to payment of the cashback from 14 days to five days, following broker feedback, giving customers faster access to funds to set up their new home.

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