Better HomeOwnership Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

Here at LENDERmonitor we receive regular similar questions from visitors enquiring about whether Better HomeOwnership offer contractor mortgages. We collated some of the more common contractor mortgage questions but if you have any specific questions about Better HomeOwnership and contractor mortgages please complete our enquiry form and we see if we can arrange for an expert to contact you directly.

I am looking for some mortgage advice. I am currently on a grad scheme, 18 months into a 2 contract. However, I'm unlikely to be moved onto a permanent contract until around December time. So I suppose my question is, will Better HomeOwnership even consider me for a mortgage before then? Is there such thing as a ‘contractor mortgage’?

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 95k contractor mortgage with a lender such as Better HomeOwnership?

What criteria does a mortgage lender (for example Better HomeOwnership) adopt to categorise someone as a contractor or self-employed. For instance does one have to own over a particular percentage of a business?

in the throws of proceeding through the contractor mortgage process to move to a buy to let with a new lender. All documents done and sent. Received a call from the lender to say they can't move ahead with application unless my current manager issues a letter confirming that my contract will definitely be prolonged and when new end date will be. Any advice?

I have no idea whether Better HomeOwnership grant contractor mortgages but in the event that they do how does a Better HomeOwnership contractor mortgage differ from a standard home loan?

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