Leeds makes web and service improvements for portfolio landlords
Leeds Building Society has announced more details of how it will be supporting brokers to comply with the new rules around portfolio landlords.
These include:
– A dedicated team of underwriters to support portfolio buy-to-let lending and underwriting training for business development managers
– Improved processes to make it simpler to submit buy-to-let applications, whether for a portfolio or a single property
– Simplified criteria, underpinning the society’s support for the buy-to-let sector.
The sociey has created a dedicated webpage for intermediaries, ahead of the new PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority) rules on portfolio landlords, which come into effect at the end of this month and affect buy-to-let borrowers who have multiple mortgaged properties.
Jaedon Green, Leeds Building Society’s director of product and distribution, said:
“We want to reassure our broker partners that we remain committed to supporting landlords and the buy-to-letmarket and have been preparing for some months to be ready for these changes.
“Our aim is to make our buy-to-let proposition as straightforward as possible and ensure our service supports brokers and is user-friendly.
“We’ve refined our criteria since the start of this year and strengthened both our underwriting and intermediary teams, with extra specialised training to cover these latest changes.
“Now, by creating a dedicated portfolio buy-to-let page on our intermediary website, with a new declaration form and step-by-step guide for submitting portfolio business, we’re making the process as simple as we can.”
Leeds Building Society defines a portfolio landlord as a borrower who has four or more mortgaged rental properties.
From 29 September, portfolio landlords will need to provide details of assets and liabilities, and declare future investment property intentions.
The society has actively developed its processes to ensure underwriting remains proportionate. As a result, only a minority of cases will need to provide additional information such as cashflow.
