HLPartnership has announced that it is adding Afin Bank to its lender panel. This will give advisers across its network access to the lender, which supports first-time buyers, self-employed applicants, professionals, high-net-worth clients and foreign nationals living and working in the UK on a valid visa.
Afin Bank offers residential lending of up to 95% loan-to-value and supports cases involving one year’s accounts for self-employed applicants, contractor income, income projections in certain scenarios and bespoke affordability assessments for high-net-worth clients.
The lender also offers buy-to-let products of up to 75% loan-to-value, including options for first-time landlords and consumer buy-to-let cases.
The addition gives HLPartnership advisers another option for cases that may fall outside more traditional lending models, particularly where income structures or wider wealth profiles are more complex.
Matt Brown, propositions director at HLPartnership, said: "Advisers are working with an increasingly broad mix of client circumstances, so access to lenders with greater flexibility is important.
"Afin Bank adds another option for members placing cases involving self-employed income, contractor status or more complex wealth positions. Broadening our lender panel in this way helps advisers meet client needs more effectively and supports good consumer outcomes."
John Smith, senior business development manager at Afin Bank, commented: "We’re delighted to be partnering with HLP as we continue to expand Afin Bank’s distribution across key networks. This collaboration reflects a strong alignment in our shared commitment to supporting brokers with flexible, solutions-driven lending.
"HLP advisers will benefit from our pragmatic and tailored approach for clients who do not fit the tick-box approach taken by many lenders, such as foreign nationals seeking a 95% LTV mortgage as first-time buyers, self-employed applicants, people with multiple income streams and ‘income-light’ high-net-worth cases.
"With our competitive propositions, which currently include free legal fees on remortgages for successful applications submitted before the end of May, we’re confident this partnership will help HLP advisers deliver greater value to their clients."
