Woolwich

brass

How many months do you need to have been working, to obtain a mortgage with them?

Thanks

toonfish

generally 6 months in the current job but they may use some discretion if you have a decent deposit and a high credit score, as long as the position is permanenet

brass

Thanks,

I was temping for 2 months, I've just started a training contracting with a law firm. Have been here for jsut over a month. Will my profession and employer be taken into account?

toonfish

Possibly - depends on contract really. There are others that may look at it depending on contract length - they often like you to have had it renewed once though. Do you have a BArclays account? If so they may give you a pre approved mortgage limit which is pretty much irrespective of anything else.

brass

Thanks Toon,

It's basically a graduate programme, u spend 2 years training (thats the training contract), then you qualify at the end and become a full solicitor. Its not a contract in the sense that it will expire. It's just called a training contract because if you leave halfway through, you have to pay back all the money they invested in you. My probationary period was 4 weeks, which I have passed.

I bank with Natwest