Home Cast podcasts

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Ep1: Improved product transfers

March 2025

Following the announcement of our pledges in February, hear what Julie Waterman, National Key Account Manager and Abby Williams, Senior Marketing Manager, had to say to Graham Sellar, Head of Santander for Intermediaries, about the steps we've taken to improve our product transfer process so far. 

Ep2: Buy to Let - it's simple

April 2025

Paul McCarthy, National Key Account Manager, is joined by Katie Batterton, Business Development Manager, to talk about our simple Buy to Let policy and why you should choose us for your client's next Buy to Let purchase or remortgage.

Ep3: UK economic outlook

May 2025

Hot off the press following the May Bank of England base rate announcement. Tune in to hear what Santander's Chief Economist, Frances Haque, had to say about their decision and what we can expect to see next in the economy.

Ep4: Who's calling?

June 2025

Making brokers' lives easier is what we're about. Listen in to Hayley Fowkes, Business Manager, and Avi Kalsi, Underwriting Business Manager, talk about the big changes we've made in our underwriting team meaning they can now speak to brokers about their cases.

Ep5: Is interest only right for your client?

July 2025

Interest only isn't for everyone but can sometimes be overlooked as a valuable option to help your clients achieve their homeownership goals when it's suitable. Our Business Development Managers, Ele Baker and Paula Dillin, know their stuff when it comes to interest only, so why not check it out?

Ep6: What's new in new build?

August 2025

Following the announcement about some big changes to our new build offering, Bruce McDonald, Business Development Manager, and Claire Thwaite, Telephone Business Development Manager, are here to fill you in on all the great things we can offer your new build clients.

Ep7: More product transfer improvements

September 2025

Our pledge to improve the product transfer process hasn't gone away. Julie Waterman, National Key Account Manager, is back. This time she's joined by David Baker, Managing Director at Brooks Financial, to fill you in on recent improvements. Plus, David shares some tips on how he manages his business.

Ep8: Access to underwriters, whenever you need them

March 2026

In 2026, we launched our new 4th pledge – access to underwriters, whenever you need them. Listen to Helen Harrison, Head of Intermediary Distribution, and Avi Kalsi, Underwriting Business Manager, talk about our new pledge in more detail.

Ep9: Mortgage fraud

April 2026

Mortgage fraud is not to be taken lightly and Home Cast episode 9 is all about this important topic. Hear Joel Guest, Senior Fraud Investigator, and Kat Davey, Business Development Manager, dig deeper into mortgage fraud.