23/06/2009 Changes to Spanish Lending Criteria

With immediate effect, Leeds Building Society has made changes to the Spanish Lending Criteria. Details of changes >>

17/06/2009 Application Submission Requirements

Leeds Building Society has compiled a document to explain our requirements for the submission of correctly packaged applications. By sending the relevant documentation to us with your application, this will help to speed up the processing and ensure an offer is issued as soon as possible.  Details of our submission requirements (PDF) >>

08/06/2009 Great News - Pay All Fees Online

We are pleased to advise that payment for fees due when submitting a mortgage application to Leeds Building Society can now be paid online at the time of mortgage submission. Read More >>

03/06/2009 Clarification of Residential Mortgage Lending Policy

The Residential Mortgage Lending Policy has been clarified (sections 6 & 7) in respect of deriving the appropriate income multiples and level of income verification for shared ownership and shared equity applications. View Lending Policy PDF >>

14/04/2009 Good News On Buy to Lets

We no longer require a letter from an independent letting agent or assured short hold tenancy agreement for proof of rental income for a buy to let application that you submit to us. Leeds Building Society will now obtain this information on your behalf from the valuer as part of our service. Please note, we may still ask for information regarding other buy to lets the customer may have in their portfolio.

03/04/2009 Payment of Application & Valuation Fees

A number of our mortgage products now require an application / booking fee to be paid up front, before we will assess the application. We also require the valuation fee to be paid in full, where appropriate, before a valuation can be instructed.
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18/02/2009 Changes to Irish Residential Lending Criteria

With immediate effect, Leeds Building Society has made changes to the Irish Residential Lending Policy. Details of changes >>

12/02/2009 Changes to UK Residential Lending Policy

With immediate effect, Leeds Building Society has made changes to the UK Residential Lending Policy. Details of changes >>

10/02/2009 Online Intermediary Customer Survey - Update

Further to the update issued last week, we are pleased to confirm that our Intermediary Customer Survey is now available for you to complete on-line.
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04/02/2009 Online Intermediary Customer Survey

As part of our ongoing commitment to improve our service and to make contact with us as easy as possible, we will shortly be making our Intermediary Customer Survey available for completion on-line. Read More >>

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