Saffron Building Society Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

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

I am seeking some mortgage advice. I am currently on a grad scheme, 18 months into a three year contract. However, I'm unlikely to be moved onto a permanent contract until around May time. So I suppose my query is, will Saffron Building Society even consider me for a mortgage before then? Is there such thing as a ‘contractor mortgage’?

For two years now I have been a self employed contractor. Mortgage options are being looked at but it's a minefield. Is it worth me considering whether it would be possible for my boyfriend to get the mortgage with Saffron Building Society in his name using our joint deposit and for me to be added at a later date?

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 Saffron Building Society?

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

I understand that for some mortgage companies ‘contractors’ can be a red flag to their lending decision. 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 Saffron Building Society

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