Criteria A-Z

As we manually underwrite our mortgages we're much more flexible with our criteria than most. Using our common sense approach (and our ears!) means we can cater for a wide spectrum of solutions for your clients, no matter their circumstances.

Browse criteria by A-Z below or search criteria by keyword to find what you need.

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Owner Occupier Criteria
Buy to Let Criteria
Back to Back (Remortgage - Bridging)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Back to back is typically where the vendor has owned the property for less than six months, or remortgages where they've owned the property for less than six months.

Back to Back (Remortgage - Bridging) indicates if we will accept applications where the customer has funded the purchase from a bridging loan and now wish to mortgage the property.

Our policy notes:

We normally expect properties to have been owned at least 6 months.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Back to back (Remortgage - Customer Funded)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Back to back is typically where the vendor has owned the property for less than six months, or remortgages where they've owned the property for less than six months.

Back to back (Remortgage - Customer Funded) indicates if a we will accept applications where the customer has funded the purchase from their own funds and now wish to mortgage the property with a Buy to Let mortgage typically within 6 months of ownership. For example Josh recently purchased a property at auction and now wants to remortgage the property to release funds.

Our policy notes:

The property must be owned at least six months in this situation.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Back to back (Remortgage - Inherited)

Our standard acceptability

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Back to back (Remortgage - Inherited) indicates if we can accept applications where the customer has inherited a property and now wish to mortgage it on a Buy to Let basis typically within 6 months of ownership.

Our policy notes:

We will consider remortgages where an inherited property has been owned for less than 6 months.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Affordability Calculator

Find out how much your residential client may be able to borrow. To see affordability for a Buy to Let client, use our Buy to Let calculator

Find Your Local

Business Development Manager

Your Local BDM:

Sam Morrison

Working out of our head office, as our phone-based BDM in Epsom, Sam has a wealth of knowledge regarding our processes and criteria and covers a variety of postcodes across the UK.
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Neil Cadwallader

Neil has over 19 years experience in Financial Services from pensions and investments to mortgages. Neil focuses around South Wales and the West of England area. Contact Neil for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Stuart Heavens

Stuart focuses on the South Coast area. Contact Stuart for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Amar Mashru

Amar focuses on the Central London area. Contact Amar for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Arif Kara

Arif was previously a mortgage adviser, and focuses on North and West London. Contact Arif for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Nathan Waller

Nathan, previously a mortgage broker, focuses on Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Kent. Contact Nathan for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Grace Bennett

Grace focuses around the West M25 area. Contact Grace for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Darren Deacon

Darren has over 28 years' Financial Services experience and focuses on both the East and West Midlands as well as the Southwest. Contact Darren for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Your Local BDM:

Paul Roberts

Paul has over 30 years' experience and focuses on the North (inc. M62 corridor), Yorkshire and the North East. Contact Paul for help with your clients' mortgages.
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