Landbay partners with Legal and General Mortgage Club

By Bridging Loan Directory 15th May 2018

Landbay, the specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender, today announces an exciting new partnership with Legal and General Mortgage Club to provide mortgage brokers and their landlord clients access to its specialist lending products.

Landbay will join Legal and General Mortgage Club’s lender panel and offer their members products for portfolio landlords, HMOs, MUFBs, first time landlords, limited companies and new build properties at competitive interest rates. The partnership will also give Legal and General Mortgage Club members access to Landbay’s online intermediary portal, which includes features such as case tracking and a property portfolio key. Once brokers have completed the online application process, Landbay issues an Offer in Principle within 48 hours and regularly completes loans within 21 days.

Last year’s PRA underwriting rules for portfolio landlords caused a number of mainstream lenders to reconsider their commitment to the buy-to-let market, but it has played into the hands of specialist lenders like Landbay who are able to offer buy to let mortgage products that fill the gap between mainstream and commercial lenders, exclusively via intermediaries. Landbay recently reported on its strongest quarter to date.

Paul Brett, pictured, Managing Director Intermediaries at Landbay, commented:

“A raft of regulatory changes in recent years has meant that more and more buy-to-let cases now have specialist requirements, and therefore usually require a specialist lender to underwrite them. Working with Legal & General Mortgage Club will allow us to open up our expertise to a strong network of brokers across England and Wales, filling a gap for those who feel they aren’t getting the necessary support from some of the mainstream lenders at this confusing time.”

Danny Belton, Head of Lender Relationships, Legal & General Mortgage Club, commented:

“Landbay will make an excellent addition to our panel of lenders. Our brokers will benefit greatly from a tailored and specialist offering to assist their landlord clients in today’s challenging buy-to-let market.”