The products will be removed at 8pm tonight.
Jeremy Duncombe, managing director at Accord, said: “Our priority has always been the health and wellbeing of our colleagues, so we have taken the decision to withdraw products at 75% and 80% LTV to ensure service levels can be managed with our reduced capacity.
“Whilst we are doing everything we can to minimise the impact to service, in these exceptional circumstances with less underwriters available, there are likely to be some delays, so we advise brokers to check the current turnaround times on our website in order to manage client expectations.
“We expect this to be a very temporary pause on lending at these tiers and are still accepting applications on all other products within our range.”
Accord withdraws products following positive Covid-19 results
By Gary Adams 25
th January 2021 2:44 pm
Accord Mortgages has withdrawn its 75 per cent LTV and 80 per cent LTV residential products for 10 days.
The lender says that a “small number of colleagues” have tested positive for Covid-19 at its Lynch Wood site, where most of its underwriters are based. Self-isolation procedures have resulted in fewer underwriters able to work and so services must be managed.
The products will be taken off the market at 8pm tonight.
Accord managing director Jeremy Duncombe says: “Our priority has always been the health and wellbeing of our colleagues, so we have taken the decision to withdraw products at 75 per cent and 80 per cent LTV to ensure service levels can be managed with our reduced capacity.
New electric bikes launched in Cambridgeshire will not be a source of Covid infection
The electric bikes are for public hire in central Cambridge and Peterborough City centre
Voi electric bike in central Cambridge (Image: Combined Authority)
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3:59 PM January 21, 2021
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6:02 PM January 21, 2021
NHS and emergency service workers are being offered free e-bike rides during the national Covid-19 lockdown.
- Credit: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
NHS and emergency service workers are being offered free e-bike rides during the national Covid-19 lockdown.
Cambridgeshire s frontline workers will be able to hire Voi e-bikes in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough city centres as part of the Voi 4 Heroes initiative.
To be eligible, users must upload their NHS identity, Blue Light Card or Defence Discount Service to the Voi app or website.
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is one of the first in the UK to offer both e-bikes and e scooters.