Criteria A-Z

Our standard acceptability:

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially consider capital raising on a remortgage where the purpose of the funds is education or school fees

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society can potentially consider capital raising on a remortgage where the purpose of the funds is education or school fees

Last updated:

16 September 2020

Our standard acceptability:

6

Criteria definition:

Indicates the number of months we state a person must have owned a property before it can be considered for a remortgage application. 

Our policy notes:

We will consider remortgages after 6 month's ownership.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

Our standard acceptability:

Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we accept mortgages on a Repayment basis (Capital & Interest) for Buy to Let applications.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society can potentially offer Buy to Let mortgages on a 'Repayment (Capital & Interest)' basis.

Last updated:

31 May 2018

Our standard acceptability:

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially offer a Buy to Let mortgage on a property that has a 'Restricted Sale Price' clause.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider applications on properties that have a restricted sale price clause.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

Our standard acceptability:

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially lend on properties that have been issued with a retrospective new build warranty. These warranties were specifically not in place during the build phase but taken out at a later date following completion.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not consider retrospective new build warranties.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

Our standard acceptability:

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept Buy to Let applications from an applicant who is returning to the UK and going straight into paid employment. Critically, indicates if a lender will accept an employed applicant (with no current minimum length of time in UK employment) who is returning from a non UK address to the UK.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not accept applications from applicants who are returning to the UK and going straight into employment.

Last updated:

07 November 2019

Our standard acceptability:

Not Acceptable

Criteria definition:

Indicates if we can potentially accept Buy to Let applications from an applicant who is returning to the UK and going straight into Self-Employment. Critically, indicates if a lender will accept a Self-Employed applicant who is returning from a non UK address to the UK and would essentially have zero UK trading history.

Our policy notes:

Family Building Society will not accept applications from applicants who are returning to the UK and going straight into self-employment.

Last updated:

07 November 2019