Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Tipton & Coseley Building Society to its lender panel.
The West Midlands-based lender has been operating within the broker marker for over 20 years via its Tipton Intermediaries proposition. It has a range of products including 100% Family Assist, buy-to-let and shared ownership.
It offers a dedicated business development team with access to decision makers and manual underwriting. It promises to respond to all DIPs within 24 hours.
It will lend up to five times loan-to-income, subject to minimum income and an affordability assessment.
With its buy-to-let products, applications are considered up to 70% LTV with no limit on existing portfolio size.
Long-term sub-contractors are underwritten on an ‘employed’ basis, subject to criteria.
The Tipton also offers concessionary purchases, where a property is being purchased from an immediate family member, no deposit is required subject to a minimum 25% discount off the current market value.
John Coffield, head of Paradigm Mortgage Services, said: “This exciting, new addition to our panel ensures Paradigm continues to offer our firms a wide choice and demonstrates our commitment to ensuring a comprehensive range of lending solutions for our advisers and their clients.
“The Tipton operate in a number of significant niche product sectors, and with a proposition that focuses on the personal touch, with no credit scoring and individual underwriting, we believe our advisers will find much to interest them. We are looking forward to working with the team at Tipton in order to develop this new relationship and to ensure it works for all stakeholders.”
Richard Groom, head of mortgage sales (intermediary & direct) at Tipton & Coseley Building Society, added: “As we continue to widen our intermediary reach, we are delighted to be joining Paradigm’s lender panel. We believe our common sense, pragmatic approach to underwriting will offer members a number of new angles for their clients.
“We look forward to working with them and developing a close relationship with Paradigm’s members.”