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Can I ask you, was it almost like a new application- proving income and showing bank accounts again? I'm hoping porting would be more of a telephone interview....it was a nightmare of paperwork for the initial application! Help!
Can I ask you, was it almost like a new application- proving income and showing bank accounts again? I'm hoping porting would be more of a telephone interview....it was a nightmare of paperwork for the initial application! Help!
Porting is not moving a mortgage from one property to another.
You apply for a mortgage and go through the usual checks and if accepted, you may be able to port the rate from the old mortgage to the new one at completion.
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