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Gifted Deposits

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Do lenders look negatively on gifted deposits? I ask because the Halifax have been sitting on our mortgage application for two weeks and have asked for several different documents confirming the source of our deposit (£20k from in laws and £5k from my parents). We're applying for a HTB (mortgage guarantee).

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  • amnblog
    amnblog Posts: 12,727 Forumite
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    They are doing their due diligence to avoid the regulator fining them heavily.

    It is not personal.
    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.
  • Gaiety
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    Can I ask another question in relation to gifted deposits. Because my husband and I have no pensions between us, and we have some inherited money, we are buying a house solely in my name (the mortgage advisor said to do this as my earnings are low and I only pay 20% tax) and he is gifting me the deposit. Will this have tax implications for him? His pen is hovering over the gifted deposit form as I write. Thanks for your help.
  • pjread
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    gifted deposit from someone who will live in the property is likely to be a no-no I believe... What does your marginal tax rate matter - this is a residential purchase right, not a BTL?
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
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    Gaiety wrote: »
    Can I ask another question in relation to gifted deposits. Because my husband and I have no pensions between us, and we have some inherited money, we are buying a house solely in my name (the mortgage advisor said to do this as my earnings are low and I only pay 20% tax) and he is gifting me the deposit. Will this have tax implications for him? His pen is hovering over the gifted deposit form as I write. Thanks for your help.



    Best to start a new thread, but, is this residential or BTL?
    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.
  • ethank
    ethank Posts: 2,197 Forumite
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    If he is going to move in with you and is gifting the money, the lenders will not like it. Potentially creates an interest in the property.
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