- Business
- OSB Group Plc is a leading UK specialist lender focused on selected sub-segments of the mortgage market including buy-to-let, residential, commercial and semi-commercial, bridging, development finance and asset finance; it operates through brands such as Rely for specialist buy-to-let lending, Precise Mortgages for buy-to-let, residential and bridging solutions serving customers underserved by mainstream lenders like the self-employed or those with adverse credit, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries offering flexible buy-to-let for personal and limited company ownership alongside residential mortgages for non-standard income and shared ownership, InterBay for commercial, semi-commercial, buy-to-let, bridging and developer exit finance, InterBay Asset Finance providing hire purchase, leasing and refinancing for UK SMEs, Heritable Development Finance funding new builds, conversions and refurbishments for experienced developers, Charter Savings Bank delivering online and postal savings accounts, Cash ISAs and bonds, and Kent Reliance offering branch-based, postal and online savings products. The group, founded in 1840 and headquartered in Chatham, Kent, primarily serves UK intermediaries and customers through its lending and savings franchises, with operations supported by a subsidiary in India for back-office functions including IT, risk and compliance; its lending is funded by retail deposits from Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank, mortgage-backed securities and Bank of England schemes. Recent developments include the launch of the Rely buy-to-let brand with a new mortgage technology platform for faster data-led underwriting, acquisition of a £55 million UK residential mortgage portfolio from Arbuthnot Banking Group at a discount to bolster organic growth, a multi-year partnership with fintech Paylink Solutions to enhance customer affordability assessments, rate reductions and product expansions across Precise Mortgages residential and bridging ranges including up to 95% LTV and 6x loan-to-income, InterBay commercial offerings with joint legal representation and owner-occupier products, Kent Reliance shared ownership and HMO expansions up to 20 units, alongside senior hires such as Group Customer & Consumer Duty Director and office-based BDM teams.