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A personal loan after being accepted for mortgage.

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  • The application was done on the phone with my current lender.
  • Werdnal
    Werdnal Posts: 3,780 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    As others have already pointed out, the deposit must be from secured funds, not "borrowed" from another source. This is a serious issue and you should contact your solicitor to discuss it today. Don't ignore it or think that they will never find out - they might not, but is it a risk you are willing to take.

    As novice FTBs the solicitor should have gone through all this with you, and raised their concerns before you got this far. However, shouting at them over their laxity might make you feel better, but won't change the fact that in the eyes of your mortgage lender, you effectively do not have a deposit at this late stage!


    Just cross posted with your reply above - I assumed by your claim to be new to all this you were FTB, but if you already have a lender, then obviously not!
  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    craigp82 wrote: »
    The application was done on the phone with my current lender.

    So likely a non-advised sale, which means you are taking full responsibility for making sure the application is correct and meets with the lenders criteria.

    Did you even tell the lender you would have this loan on competion? or did you miss that out altogether a you didnt have the loan at application?
    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.
  • I told the lender we would have the deposit, but i really didnt think it would be that much of a problem as we have over half the deposit ourselves. If this is wrong what are my options now as we still have over hlaf the deposit.
  • craigp82 wrote: »
    I told the lender we would have the deposit, but i really didnt think it would be that much of a problem as we have over half the deposit ourselves. If this is wrong what are my options now as we still have over hlaf the deposit.

    Sell everything you can to raise the rest/work overtime/win the lottery.
    Science adjusts its views based on what's observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation, so that belief can be preserved.
    :A Tim Minchin :A
  • craigp82 wrote: »
    I told the lender we would have the deposit, but i really didnt think it would be that much of a problem as we have over half the deposit ourselves. If this is wrong what are my options now as we still have over hlaf the deposit.

    Might be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, but you are expected to have ALL of the deposit at the point of exchange, as well as the money for mortgage application fees, survey costs, solicitors costs and stamp duty (if applicable).

    The lender usually requires a 10% deposit.

    The recession we are in was largely caused by people using 100%+ credit to purchase houses that they could not afford. How can you have missed this when the news has been full of it for more than 3 years???!
    Science adjusts its views based on what's observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation, so that belief can be preserved.
    :A Tim Minchin :A
  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    Get a non-repayable gift from family?
    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.
  • sonastin
    sonastin Posts: 3,210 Forumite
    What % deposit were you intending to put down? Can you switch to a different mortgage product with a higher LTV so that the deposit you do have is enough, and borrow the rest on the mortgage?
  • Thanks for advice all sorted.
  • Werdnal
    Werdnal Posts: 3,780 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    craigp82 wrote: »
    Thanks for advice all sorted.

    Care to enlighten those of us who took time to reply?
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