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Customer - Residential Purchase
Very good hand holding throughout the potentially stressful process of getting a UK mortgage as an expat. Extremely responsive, provided great advice and offered ...Read More

Non Standard Construction Mortgage

In the UK there is a huge variation of property types available, some being hundreds of years old while others were finished yesterday. As a result of having such a diverse range of homes available, there are lots of different types of construction and each of these has implications for mortgage lenders.

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Customer - Buy to let remortgage
I have dealt with Peter Bartley who is very knowledgable. My remortgage cases were very diffivult but Peter managed to secure lending for me. One flat had cladding issues which I have been trying to remortgage for a couple of ...Read More
22 days ago

Customer - Purchase
James Drury and Stephen Marsh did a wonderful job obtaining my mortgage, on two homes for me. They always get back to you and explain everything thoroughly and take excellent care of there clients... Five star service. ...Read More
22 days ago

Geoffrey Willis - Purchase
A personal but entirely objective and professional service was provided by James and Stephen. All matters were dealt with promptly and the transmission of sometimes lengthy documents was facilitated by the company’s efficient computer system. In all, a sometimes ...Read More
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Standard construction

Standard construction in England and Wales is defined as brick or block walls. This means that anything else is considered non-standard. This could include homes with thatched roofs, concrete walls, high rise flats or modern prefabs- each type comes with different risks for a mortgage lender and as a result, each lender has a slightly different appetite for what they'll provide mortgages for.

Anyone who has bought a flat above the fifth floor in a block, or a timbre-framed home or tried to finance a Huf Haus will know that it's no easy task finding a mortgage. This can be frustrating, as often the quality of the property is of a very high standard, but the lender has rules about what they will and won't lend against.

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Know your lenders

Knowing which lenders are willing to lend on the different types of non-standard construction is critical to getting your mortgage approved; applying to one and hoping for the best is likely to result in being declined, and this can have a negative impact on your credit score.

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Not all mortgage brokers specialise in helping borrowers to secure a mortgage but having a really good, up to date knowledge of which lender is looking for what can mean you are able to buy your dream home or not. Speak to a specialist now.

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YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE

Think carefully about securing other debts against your home. Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage or any other debts secured on it.

Commercial Mortgages and some forms of Part Commercial & Buy to Let mortgages are not regulated.

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