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Help needed from Mortgage Advisors please!!

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  • Dave_Ham
    Dave_Ham Posts: 6,045 Forumite
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    You need to check your Experian and Equifax reports and check the defaults are registered on both.

    The issue with a lender checking the "real risk" and manually underwriting your case does not really kick in until a 20% deposit.

    At 90% most building societies insure the risk and therefore they are unlikely to get insurance.

    Halifax are the more lenient of the big boys. Who do you both bank with? - This may also help
    I am a Mortgage Broker
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, 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.
  • paddyandstumpy
    paddyandstumpy Posts: 1,486 Forumite
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    Lloyds... again, soft footprint, but the computer said no...

    but then 2 days later they gave me a platinum credit card to help improve my score?! it can't have been that low to get that?!
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    thanks all, its really helpful to get so many opnions.

    We applied through Halifax first as they leave a soft footprint, but were turned down because of my credit score. I am after a lender who actually looks at the risk, my 24 month history is perfect; we've managed to save £18k in a year showing how disaplined we are...
    It annoys me when 'the computer says no'...

    The defaults I have are all fully settled, I dont owe a penny (what a feeling!!)

    Any mortgage brokers able to help please feel free to PM me.

    You are after a lender who looks at the risk? Halifax are one of the most lenient!

    In terms of risk, it doesn't get much higher than a 90% ltv mortgage to someone with a default, and someone who is self employed but without a long term track record with respect to income!
    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.
  • paddyandstumpy
    paddyandstumpy Posts: 1,486 Forumite
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    I'm starting to get that feeling...

    I guess because of my job (I'm an insurance underwriter) i just want the mortgage equivalent of me to give me a break!
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Lloyds... again, soft footprint, but the computer said no...

    but then 2 days later they gave me a platinum credit card to help improve my score?! it can't have been that low to get that?!

    Might be a soft foot print, but ultimately Lloyds are the same group as Halifax, and traditionally are/were one of the most cautious.
    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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