Coutts & Co Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

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

I have been dealing with a broker concerning my remortgage because I am on a fixed term contract of two years (I am a post doc researcher, it is the nature of my work that we have fixed term contracts). My contract begin date earlier this year. I am looking for a 5 year fixed rate deal. Property value 165K, I want to borrow 132K. I purchased the property four years ago for £220,500 and I currently owe 165k to Coutts & Co

What criteria does a mortgage lender (for example Coutts & Co) adopt to categorise a borrower as a contractor or self-employed. For instance does one have to own over a particular percentage of a company?

As contractor looking for a mortgage with Coutts & Co 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.

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?

I am well aware that the days of self-certification contractor mortgages are a thing of the past. Are there any lenders that take the same approach to mortgages for contractors as they do for standard home loan applications. I am particularly interested in a mortgage deal with Coutts & Co

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