State Bank of India UK Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

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What is current approach to contractor mortgages and State Bank of India UK? I am a contractor but my partner has a permanent job. Will State Bank of India UK take my salary should we make a joint application?

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 75k contractor mortgage with a lender such as State Bank of India UK?

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

Notwithstanding that I am a contractor (freelance journalist) do I really need to have three years of accounts in order to apply for a mortgage with lend? Do State Bank of India UK even grant mortgages to contactors ?

If I inform State Bank of India UK that I’m contracting, will they charge me a higher rate on my mortgage?

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