Royal Bank of Scotland Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

Here at LENDERmonitor we receive regular similar questions from visitors enquiring about whether Royal Bank of Scotland offer contractor mortgages. We collated some of the more common contractor mortgage questions but if you have any specific questions about Royal 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 have been dealing with a mortgage adviser concerning my remortgage because I have just won a fixed term contract of 3 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 three year fixed rate deal. Property value £200,000, I want to borrow £150,000. I purchased the property four years ago for 138K and I currently owe 120K to Royal Bank of Scotland

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 Royal Bank of Scotland?

As contractor looking for a mortgage with Royal 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.

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 Royal Bank of Scotland

As a contractor (in the Oil & Gas industry) is it necessary for me to produce at least six months of both business and personal bank statements as part of the vetting process for Royal Bank of Scotland.I am not convinced that my broker is correct.

The above information is in relation to properties in England and Wales.

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