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.

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Owner Occupier Criteria

Buy to Let Criteria

Debt Management Plan (Current/Unsatisfied)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept a Buy to Let application from an applicant who is currently in a debt management plan.

Our policy notes:

We do not accept applications where there is an existing and unsatisfied debt management plan.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Debt Management Plan (satisfied)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept a Buy to Let application from an applicant who has previously had a debt management plan that is now satisfied.

Our policy notes:

We do not accept applications from applicants who have had a satisfied debt management plan.

Our outside policy allowances:

We could consider applicants who have had a satisfied debt management plan where this was satisfied at least three years ago. Please refer the application for further consideration.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Debt Related: Payday loan (current)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept a Buy to Let application from a borrower who is currently in a payday loan credit agreement

Our policy notes:

We do not accept applications where any applicant has a payday loan.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Debt Related: Payday loan (previous)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept a Buy to Let application from a borrower who has had a payday loan in the past but is not currently in a payday loan credit agreement.

Our policy notes:

We do not accept applications from applicants who have taken a payday loan.

Last updated:

09 May 2022

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Debt Relief Order (Satisfied)

Our standard acceptability

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can consider an applicant with a satisfied debt relief order

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society can potentially consider an applicant with a satisfied debt relief order as long as it has been satisfied three years.

Last updated:

15 January 2021

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Defaults registered between 12 to 24 Months

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept applicants that have had any Defaults registered more than 12 months ago and less than 24 months ago on Buy to Let applications. Other factors will also be taken into consideration such as, but by no means limited to, number of adverse, value and the overall credit profile of an applicant.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider applicants that have had Defaults registered more than 12 months ago and less than 24 months ago on Buy to Let applications.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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Defaults registered between 24 to 36 Months

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept applicants that have had any Defaults registered more than 24 months ago and less than 36 months ago on Buy to Let applications. Other factors will also be taken into consideration such as, but by no means limited to, number of adverse, value and the overall credit profile of an applicant.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider applicants that have had Defaults registered more than 24 months ago and less than 36 months ago on Buy to Let applications.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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Defaults registered between 3 to 12 Months

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept applicants that have had any Defaults registered more than 3 months ago and less than 12 months ago on Buy to Let applications. Other factors will also be taken into consideration such as, but by no means limited to, number of adverse, value and the overall credit profile of an applicant.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider applicants that have had Defaults registered more than 3 months ago and less than 12 months ago on Buy to Let applications.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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Defaults registered in last 3 Months

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept applicants that have had any Defaults registered in the past 3 months on Buy to Let applications.. Other factors will also be taken into consideration such as, but by no means limited to, number of adverse, value and the overall credit profile of an applicant.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider applicants that have had Defaults registered in the past 3 months on Buy to Let applications.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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Defaults registered over 36 Months ago

Our standard acceptability

Potentially Ignored

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially ignore Defaults that were registered more than 36 months ago on Buy to Let applications. Other factors will also be taken into consideration such as, but by no means limited to, number of adverse, value and the overall credit profile of an applicant.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will ignore any satisfied Defaults that were registered over 36 months ago (and satisfied at least 24 months ago) on Buy to Let applications.

Last updated:

08 June 2021

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Discharged Bankrupt (years)

Our standard acceptability

Criteria definition:

Displays if we can accept discharged bankrupts on Buy to Let applications and if so how long a client has to have been discharged for.

Our policy notes:

We can consider discharged bankrupts as long as they have been discharged at least three years, have no subsequent adverse registered credit and can provide a satisfactory explanation. Please refer these for consideration prior to an application being submitted.

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

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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

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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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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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