The Mansfield extends Versatility range and adds eight new mortgage products

20 April 2018

The Mansfield Building Society has extended its Versatility range and launched eight new products marketed exclusively through Legal and General Mortgage Club.

Versatility is The Mansfield’s specialist lending brand, introduced to deal with more complex circumstances. As well as dealing with self-employed and contractors with limited income history and unusual property types, Versatility now offers, amongst other enhancements, a more sympathetic view on historic credit difficulties and a general simplification of products and criteria.

The eight new products are spread across four tiers of lending complexity with each tier offering both a fixed rate and a discounted variable rate option. The range now offers greater choice and clearer criteria to make it easier for brokers to find the most appropriate solution for their clients.

Head of Products and Savings, Mike Taylor, said the update would help showcase the Society’s versatile approach to mortgage lending and bring together the Society’s extensive range of solutions under the Versatility umbrella.

“By simplifying and expanding our criteria and adding more pricing options, we’re increasing the range of solutions available to meet clients’ real life mortgage needs, providing brokers and their clients far greater choice.

Our latest development shows how committed we are to maintaining a personal and pragmatic approach to mortgage lending and we’re looking forward to working with L&G in order to help inform brokers of the product enhancements.”

Danny Belton, Head of Lender Relationships at Legal & General, commented that the latest move by The Mansfield demonstrates the value that regional building societies offer with their individual approach to underwriting:

“We’re delighted that The Mansfield has chosen Legal & General Mortgage Club to be one of the first to market its new Versatility range, this is a real boost for our brokers. Regional building societies are well-renowned for supporting the wider mortgage market and this move from The Mansfield shows how they are supporting brokers and helping them meet their clients’ needs.

We’re looking forward to working with The Mansfield and we’re confident that the new range will be well received.”