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Can any brokers advise me on my situation


Current broker says he cannot find us a lender, we have 15% deposit for a house so looking to borrow £106,250. Earning a total income of 37k and have previous defaults on our files as far as I can see the most recent being 2.5 years ago.


He is saying one lender says pay off the defaults and come back in a year, can we not pay off the defaults now and move from there?


they defaults are not for large amounts either.


Is there any hope!!?

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  • amnblog
    amnblog Posts: 12,609 Forumite
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    edited 22 February 2016 at 2:04PM
    If your broker is suggesting it cannot be done he is probably right.

    You should ask another broker to assess your case in full and offer a second opinion if you are not sure.

    Asking on here you will get you every response from' xxx will do it', to 'wait for 6 years' - all based on no knowledge of your situation..
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    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.
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,096 Forumite
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    As above, find another broker.

    Personally I think with a 15% deposit there will be options. However there could be any number of other factors away from the default that is causing a problem. Things like length of time employed, the property, the area, your income breakdown etc etc.
    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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