Mortgage News
Santander slashes minimum mortgage adviser proc fee
Santander is to cut its minimum procuration fee by more than a third from £400 to £250 from 3 September.
The lender made the announcement as part of an update to rates on its residential mortgage range.
It said: “From Monday 3 September 2018 our minimum new business procuration fee will reduce from £400 to £250.
“Additionally, we’re removing the minimum £25,000 threshold that triggers the minimum procuration fee.
“Cases agreed and transmitted or retransmitted (as a result of a material change) from Monday 3 September will receive a £250 minimum procuration fee. Offer KFIs will reflect the new minimum procuration fee,” it added.
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Rate reductions
Santander also announced it will be cutting rates on selected fixed and tracker products and increasing the maximum loan size to £2m on selected 75% loan to value (LTV) large loan products from 10 July.
Large loan rates are being cut by up to 0.3% with standard residential rates being cut by up to 0.2%, according to the update.
Santander has since explained its reasons for the cut but left brokers confused about its strategy.