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Coventry mortgage application

sarmia
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We have just applied for a mortgage with the Coventry BS and have paid the fee to process the mortgage. Has anyone else any experience with them and how long things took?
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  • Thrugelmir
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    Did you ask?
  • amnblog
    amnblog Posts: 12,771 Forumite
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    We find the service at CBS steady rather than swift.

    We do not normally get undue delays.

    If you applied direct you may find you get a different experience.
    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.
  • sarmia
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    Thank you both. As we have applied through a broker I wasn't sure if it would be ok to call CBS directly myself. I have called and they said they are working on applications from the 6th and ours only went in yesterday apparently. It was more some sort of timescale of how long start of application to mortgage offer was.
  • amnblog
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    Direct all communication via your broker, including requests for updates.

    The rule is, do not contact the Lender direct if you are using a broker as this can lead to confusion and problems.
    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.
  • sarmia
    sarmia Posts: 576 Forumite
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    Thank you. Will do.
  • Mortgage_Mark_2
    Mortgage_Mark_2 Posts: 857 Forumite
    amnblog wrote: »
    Direct all communication via your broker, including requests for updates.

    The rule is, do not contact the Lender direct if you are using a broker as this can lead to confusion and problems.

    If I could 'thank' this more than once, I would..!
    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.
  • amnblog
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    Don't be like our client who told the Lender 'no it's definitely a freehold flat' (it wasn't) CASE CLOSED - START AGAIN
    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.
  • lindens
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    amnblog wrote: »
    We find the service at CBS steady rather than swift.

    We do not normally get undue delays.

    If you applied direct you may find you get a different experience.
    We are going thru a broker with Coventry and our broker said much the same. they aren't the quickest or the slowest.
    You're not your * could have not of * Debt not dept *
  • buglawton
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    The truth is that Coventry are a small BS in the scheme of things and are beholden to their underwriters. So while they may accept you application quite smoothly, every key decision waits in a queue for the underwriting team. And due to the new mortgage rules, underwriters are understaffed and over-busy. Hang in in there anyway you'll succeed eventually.
  • amnblog
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    lindens wrote: »
    We are going thru a broker with Coventry and our broker said much the same. they aren't the quickest or the slowest.

    your broker sounds intelligent
    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.
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