Abbey / Santander mortgage timelines

AnnaV

Just wondered what people's timelines have been with Abbey and Santander recently. We have just applied.

amnblog

Can be very quick.

Once we need manual intervention can be maddening.

Hard to say without seeing the case.

ItsyBitsySpider

We have also applied today, looks like a thread for the Abbey/Santander peeps

claire80

so far for us

first contact and initial checks with santander on 5th Sep
telephone interview/application /AIP on 9th Sep
uploaded requested docs 9th Sep
Application sent 10th Sep
received 12th Sep
sent back 13th Sep
received by them 16th Sep
id checks 16th Sep
passed to underwriter 16th Sep
approved by underwriter 17th Sep
now waiting for valuation

michaels

Mine ground to a halt after approved but before valuation but it turned up this was because for some reason the valuation was cancelled - I chased after about 3 weeks of nothing and since then it seems to have taken a week to reach the point where they advised funds will be released in a weeks time. this was for a remortgage.

Kirstiemcb

Mine was really quick - apart from a small issue with them not associating the valuation report with my application. A quick chase from the MA and my offer was in the post around a week and a half after I applied.

gloscherrybomb

Mine is taking ages -

Full mortgage application completed on the 28th August.

Since then a few queries about the bonus/variable pay element of my salary (a little tricky to prove as recently promoted).

Now it is with a human instead of a computer, it is taking a long time. It is the part holding up my purchase.

3 weeks and counting...

Moby_Tide

Done a new application for further borrowing including interview. Received the funds for that and now currently in the process of a remortgage internally in Santander but still only 3 weeks since my first call to them. Can't fault them so far

AnnaV

According to our broker we should get e decision today. Feeling so nervous!

JimmyTheWig

Ours took 7 weeks from the valuation being done and the mortgage offer being sent out. No-one's quite sure why that took 7 weeks rather than a couple of days.

AnnaV

Just heard from our mortgage broker and apparently Abbey all happy with our application so valuation should get booked on Monday. One step closer!