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

Financial Associates with Adverse

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept Buy to Let applications from an applicant who is financially associated with someone who has adverse credit.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not accept applicants that are financially associated with persons that have adverse credit.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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First Time Buyers

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially consider applications from First Time Buyers.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society does not accept Buy to Let applications from 'First Time Buyers'

Last updated:

22 May 2018

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First Time Landlords

Our standard acceptability

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially consider applications from First Time Landlords.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society can potentially accept Buy to Let applications from 'First Time Landlords'.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Flat/Maisonette Maximum LTV (New Build)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates the maximum potential loan to value (LTV) we can accept where the property type is a NEW BUILD flat or NEW BUILD maisonette.

Our policy notes:

We do not accept new build flats/maisonettes.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Flat/Maisonette Maximum LTV (Standard)

Our standard acceptability

Criteria definition:

Indicates the maximum potential loan to value (LTV) we can accept where the property type is a flat or maisonette and it is NOT considered a new build.

Our policy notes:

The maximum LTV the Society will lend on any BTL is 70%

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Flying Freehold: Maximum acceptable percentage of the gross floor area

Our standard acceptability

Criteria definition:

Indicates the maximum percentage of gross floor area the flying freehold part covers that can be considered by us

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society accepts flying freehold up to a maximum gross floor area of 20%

Last updated:

11 September 2020

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Foreign Nationals (Living Overseas)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially consider applications from foreign nationals living overseas who wish to obtain a BUY TO LET mortgage here in the UK. For example, a Chinese applicant who does not live or work in the UK who wants to purchase property here in the UK on a Buy to Let basis as an investment.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider Buy to Let applications for foreign nationals (living overseas)

Last updated:

07 November 2019

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Foreign Nationals (with indefinite leave to remain)

Our standard acceptability

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we are potentially able to accept applications from foreign nationals that have indefinite leave to remain.

Our policy notes:

We do accept applications from foreign nationals with a permanent right to reside.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Foreign Nationals (WITHOUT indefinite leave to remain)

Our standard acceptability

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we are potentially able to accept applications from foreign nationals that DO NOT have indefinite leave to remain.

Our policy notes:

We would not be prepared to accept applications from non-EU nationals without a permanent right to reside.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

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Full Time Landlord

Our standard acceptability

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially lend to what we consider to be professional landlords. Typically a professional landlord is an applicant whose main income source is from their rental income from property.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society can potentially accept applications from 'Full Time Landlords'.

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

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, 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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