Residential mortgages
Residential mortgages are available for people who want to purchase a UK house in which they (and their family) intend to live. Whether you’re a first-time buyer or remortgaging, this is the type of mortgage you will need to apply for. They are by far the most popular and widely-offered mortgages in the market.
Our approach
We use the following approach to source the best residential mortgages for our clients:
- Understand the factors relevant to the borrower
- Agree on the criteria of the transaction
- Research the best deals in the market that meet these criteria
We will allocate one of our mortgage advisors to you to conduct the research; your mortgage adviser will work closely with you to agree upon a set of search criteria. Following this, they will conduct detailed search of the market to find you the best mortgage.
Non-resident mortgages
Non-resident mortgages are available for people who live outside the UK, but want to purchase a UK property. As the borrower lives outside the UK, mortgage lenders tend to attach a higher risk factor to these transactions.
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Commercial mortgages
Commercial mortgages occur when the property that you are intending to buy is used for commercial reasons; these could be anything from warehouses to business premises.
Buy-to-let mortgages
Buy-to-let mortgages arise when you don’t intend on occupying the property yourself, but want to let it out to a tenant. In other words, you hope that the rental income will exceed the mortgage repayments.
Remortgages
Remortgages occur when your existing mortgage deal expires - by far the most common reason - or if you want to move from one provider or deal to another.
We use the following approach to source the best residential mortgages for our clients:
- Understand the factors relevant to the borrower
- Agree on the criteria of the transaction
- Research the best deals in the market that meet these criteria
We will allocate one of our mortgage advisers to you to conduct the research; your mortgage adviser will work closely with you to agree upon a set of search criteria. Following this, they will conduct detailed search of the market to find you the best mortgage.
Find out more about the mortgage application process
Watch our video about getting a mortgage in the UK.
In this video you can find out:
- Who establishes how much I can borrow? (0:10)
- What taxes apply? (1:07)
Work out what you can afford
Use our mortgage calculator to find out how much you can borrow, what your monthly repayment is likely to be and compare mortgage options.
CalculateOur research models
We have two models for our mortgage research:
1. Standard cases
"Standard" cases are classified as those cases where:
- You (as the borrower) have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK or possess a British or EEA passport
- You are employed or, if self-employed, have two years’ tax returns that fit the borrowing requirement
- The loan-to-value (the mortgage as a percent of the property value) is 80% or less
Your circumstances are likely to fall within the lending policy of most lenders; this allows us to conduct our research without needing to make special arrangements with any lender.
We will provide you with a range of deals that best meet your criteria, advising you on your best options going forward.
2. Non-standard cases
"Non-standard" cases are those cases where:
- You (as the borrower) are not a British passport holder and do not hold ILR
- Your earnings cannot be backed up by two years' P60 employment income in the UK
- The proposed mortgage amount exceeds your annual employment income
- You are a contractor using a limited company and/or umbrella company structure
- The loan-to-value (the mortgage as a percent of the property value) is more than 80%
- You are purchasing a shared ownership property
- The proposed mortgage is greater than £1,000,000
- You are not a resident in the UK
The "non-standard" route is followed where a case falls outside of standard lending policy. In these instances, we are required to spend additional time researching your case as well as time to argue it with underwriters.
Although our research is chargeable, we try to ensure that we don’t do chargeable work if the result is unlikely to yield anything. If we believe your mortgage will not be approved at this time, we will inform you at no charge and suggest that the research be performed at a later stage. In some cases, we cannot confirm whether the mortgage will be approved without doing the research. In these cases, we will give you the option to proceed or not before we begin researching.