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1st time buyer + previous buyer - what mortgages are available?

I know that are various mortgage deals out there for you if you are a first time buyer, but what if you are a couple where one of you would be buying for the first time and the other has previously held joint mortgages with their former partners?

Hubby's house sale is in the final weeks of paperwork etc before that's finished with and it's got me thinking. We dont wanna be renting forever but I dont know about mortgages and how we would go about it with me being first time and him not? if that makes sense! His credit past with mortgages is A1, no missed payments etc.

Are there mortgages out there that would suit our situation?

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  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    Just find the mortgage you want and ask the lender if you can have it.

    If your not happy doing this pay an Independent Broker and he will take responsibility for making sure you fit any criteria, not just the FTB/non-FTB bits
    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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