Bank of Scotland Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs
Here at LENDERmonitor we receive regular similar questions from visitors enquiring about whether Bank of Scotland offer contractor mortgages. We collated some of the more common contractor mortgage questions but if you have any specific questions about Bank of Scotland and contractor mortgages please complete our enquiry form and we see if we can arrange for an expert to contact you directly.
I’m in a bit of an onerous situation in as much as I and my partner are both self-employed (contractors) without any great accounts to show, although things are on the up I hope for this to change shortly. Basically my question for you is how hard would it be to get a 125k contractor mortgage with a lender such as Bank of Scotland?
What criteria does a mortgage lender (for example Bank of Scotland) use to categorise someone as a contractor or self-employed. For instance does one have to own more than a particular percentage of a business?
As contractor looking for a mortgage with Bank of Scotland will they want to assess my experience, my history of contracting, the length of my current contract and the likelihood of it being renewed? If so I will start to get the paperwork together.
Myself and my fiance are currently about to apply for our first mortgage with Bank of Scotland. However, after studying, I've just this month started working as a contractor, although I'm yet to register etc with HMRC. My fiance is full time employed as an accountant, and so does have a good incomefor us to put forward. I was hoping to get some advice on how my contractor status will affect us getting an application approved please?
My existing mortgage lender had given us consent to let. My situation changed last year, I started my own company and started working as a contractor. Are you able to recommend a lender who specialises in contractor mortgages?
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