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mortgage application - unsuitable property

Hi guys.

Could you please provide me with info as to what would be deemed an unsuitable property by Nationwide?

Im applying for a sharedownership mortgage with Nationwide in a 11 storey new built building.

I have gone through a broker and we have checked all the criteria, which seems to be fine.

thanks in advance!

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  • castle96
    castle96 Posts: 2,998 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    it's obviously not 'fine' with the Nwide - broker got it wrong.
    some lenders accept ,4 storeys, or no more than 7, etc. Shared ownership also complicates things.
    get broker to check who will, accept
  • Nationwide lending criteria states:
    Flats over Four Storeys
    For flats in this category, we will telephone the relevant Countrywide Surveyors office for confirmation that the flat is likely to be acceptable before sending formal valuation instructions. The valuer must confirm in his report the points mentioned above.


    What constitutes it being acceptable or not?
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Have they called Countrywide to find out?
    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. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • hi.

    countrywide has said the property is fine.

    property is a luxury development next to the thames.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    All systems go then

    Good luck
    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. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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