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When affordability becomes a barrier, let's find a way

Explore mortgage solutions designed to tackle affordability barriers, with more ways to help clients overcome affordability challenges and move forward.

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Webinar: Market outlook — What's next for brokers and your clients

Jonathan Evans, Jen Lloyd and Ed Cowan discuss what's driving the market, what it means for borrowers, and how together we can find a way to help your clients achieve their home ownership goals.

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Seven months of setbacks – one happy ending

One broker recently shared their experience of working with Skipton on a particularly complex case, where common-sense lending helped keep everything moving.

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When common sense makes the difference

One broker came to Skipton with a client who worked as an engineer on a pioneering sustainable fertiliser project backed by several leading organisations.

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When 'I think you’ll say no' became a yes

One of the best parts of this job is working with lenders who are willing to look beyond just the numbers on paper and take a genuine common-sense approach.

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Introducing LTI Booster

We’ve updated our LTI Policy. Plus, we're introducing our new LTI Booster range.

Trapped by renting, freed by their track record

Help clients break the rent cycle. See how Track Record uses rental history to unlock mortgages without a deposit – giving more borrowers a route to homeownership.

Webinar: The changing face of first-time buyers

Jen Lloyd and Aidan Walker discuss how first-time buyers have changed over the last three decades. What are their different needs and what can brokers and lenders do to address them?

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Three years of Track Record mortgages

Three years of Track Record mortgages – helping brokers place first‑time buyer cases by using rental history as evidence of affordability.

Fewer mortgage admin fees for mortgage members

To help your clients have a simple and transparent mortgage journey with us, we've removed 16 mortgage admin fees.

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Flexible, common‑sense lending for brokers

Discover flexible, common‑sense lending with Skipton. Faster decisions, expert support and innovative mortgage solutions to help more of your clients get to “yes”.

The changing face of first-time buyers

Discover how first-time buyers are changing, future forecasts and how you could help more clients say "yes" with Skipton’s flexible, innovative mortgage solutions.

Doing more to shape the broker market

We're stepping up our influence in the broker market as Paul Fenn joins the IMLA Management Committee for 2026, helping shape policy and strengthen support for intermediaries.

Delayed Start mortgages and features: more flexibility for your clients

We've made updates to how our Delayed Start mortgages work, and introduced a delayed start feature to our Track Record and Shared Ownership mortgages - all designed to give you more tools, flexibility, and routes to "yes" for your clients.

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Listening, learning and growing together – a look back at 2025

As we wrap up another busy year, we thought it’d be a great time to look back at the conversations, insights and ideas that have helped shape 2025 through our Skipton Listens broker forums.

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All we want for Christmas is… to help you do more for your clients

It’s almost time to close your office, put your feet up, and enjoy a well-deserved Christmas break. But before you tuck into the Christmas puds, we’ve put together a short video to show you all the ways we’ve helped you find a mortgage for your clients in 2025.

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Helping first-time buyers take the leap

The journey to buying a first home can feel less like an exciting milestone and more like a marathon. Together we can help make the first step onto the housing ladder feel possible again for more people.

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More of your future clients are looking at New Builds

More first-time buyers are considering New Build homes over older properties. We offer ways to support brokers with clients looking for a mortgage on a New Build.

Supporting your first-time buyer clients

Discover how Skipton is helping brokers support first-time buyers with research, updates and innovative products like Track Record and Income Booster.

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Delayed Start mortgages in action

We recently asked first-time homeowners about their big move and 71% said it cost more than they thought it would. See how our new Delayed Start mortgages for first-time buyers could help.

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Feeling restricted by rigid lending criteria?

We’re talking about clients who are in a situation that’s a little more complicated. Our diverse range of mortgage products means we could offer you a more flexible approach to lending. And with it, help even more of your clients.

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Making Delayed Start work for your clients

Brokers are using Delayed Start mortgages in different ways to help their clients. Hear how a first-time buyer struggling with repair costs on their new property was able to focus her money on the essential repairs, to make the property safe and comfortable for herself and her daughter before moving in.

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Delayed Start mortgages

A broker from Countrywide spoke to us about how Delayed Start provided his clients with additional disposable income.

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