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2 men and a 1 bed house

We're looking at buying our first home, and due to the area we live in the most we can afford will be a 1 bed property. C&G have agreed a £120,000 mortgage in principle.
Can anyone advise me what problems 2 men buying a 1 bedroom property will raise from the mortgage lender?

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  • carly
    carly Posts: 1,531 Forumite
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    Can't see that there will be any problems. All they care about is whether you can afford the repayments.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    As long as affordability is there - should be ok
    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.
  • tcall
    tcall Posts: 222 Forumite
    Don't lenders still insist that gay men are dragged along for aids tests and medical exams?
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
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    tcall wrote:
    Don't lenders still insist that gay men are dragged along for aids tests and medical exams?

    No!


    Some lenders don't like 1 bedroom property regardless to applicant status - but there's enough that will lend
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    tcall wrote:
    Don't lenders still insist that gay men are dragged along for aids tests and medical exams?

    Why would they do that? They're only lending money and the property is security ....

    Are you thinking of something else?
    Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac ;)
  • tcall
    tcall Posts: 222 Forumite
    Thanks guys.
    I was under the impression that this was standard practice for lenders, which always seemed strange to me, seeing as the loan is secured, as you say.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    For lending purposes - nothing at all like that.
    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.
  • Bun
    Bun Posts: 872 Forumite
    Not only will this not happen,but you cannot be penalised/discriminated against for having had a test done anyway, which you used to be I believe, whatever your sexual orientation. An HIV test is offered as standard during pregnancy now, so on forms I have seen it just asks if you've ever had a positive test.
    Annabeth Charlotte arrived on 7th February 2008, 2.5 weeks early :D
  • In the old days they used to insist on life cover and that's where the problems started but nowadays there is no conditional requirement for protection of any kind other than buildings insurance and as bricks and mortar are inanimate objects without any sexual preference they would not be asking questions about HIV or where the other bloke will be sleeping.

    Get the application form in.
    If you don't know what you are talking about keep quiet
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