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are we first time buyers?

or not?

we have had some conflicting advice and was hoping somebody on here could clear it up for us please?

we did own our own flat in 2003 we had a lloyds tsb mortgage for a 1 bed flat however after finding we were expecting baby no.2 in 2005 we could not afford to buy bigger so sold our flat and have been living in private rented accomadation since

we have spoken to 2 mortgage adviosrs one says he considered us ftb and the other said we are not? help please?

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  • My understanding is that if you have not held a mortgage for 12 months you are considered to be a FTB.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Take advice with a pinch of sea salt!
  • weesie81
    weesie81 Posts: 214 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ahh i see well we must not be then as we had ours for 2 years

    thank you x
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