Getting a mortgage and relocating

nat1986

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could provide any advice. My partner and I will be looking to buy our first home soon, but we will be relocating a couple of hours away from where we currently live. Employment wise, this is fine for me as I can transfer to another office so can continue working. My boyfriend is not so lucky and has a 12 week notice period. What is the best way for him to proceed with resigning and getting a mortgage? He was looking to resign soon so that he will be ready to move in around 12 weeks and then look for a new job once there. However, we're aware this would impact the application as he would soon be unemployed temporarily. Or he could try to find a new role whilst working his notice but again, surely this wouldn't look good on the application? He lost his dad earlier in the year so will inherit a fair amount of money, much of which we can put down on the house with some still remaining for outgoings until he has a job, we would have no issues with living costs. Would this be taken into account when applying for the mortgage? We're just a bit confused about the best way to do things and it's our first time buying so it's all new to us!
Thanks in advance,
Nat

LRmortgage

He will need to have a new job lined up and offered / contract signed for his income (from the new job) to be used for affordability purposes. 

Old job will be disregarded if plan is to leave it and move 2 hours away. 

nat1986

Thank you!