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Skipton Building Society Reviews

poohjj
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Hello,
I have an ongoing mortgage application with skipton building society and just wanted on some reviews on how other peoples applications went.
Mainly What documents did skipton ask for, how long did the application take
I appreciate any reply
I have an ongoing mortgage application with skipton building society and just wanted on some reviews on how other peoples applications went.
Mainly What documents did skipton ask for, how long did the application take
I appreciate any reply
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last application I did asked for no documents and was offered in about a week. All PAYE data was verified through hmrc verification and valuation was automated. App to Offer was about 5 days I think0
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End of September ishI 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.0 -
We've just applied for a mortgage with Skipton. How did yours go?0
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Fantastic lender. Didn't want any documents for myself and offered in 24 hours0
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@housebuyer143 Hi, how comes no documents were requested?0
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candycain said:@housebuyer143 Hi, how comes no documents were requested?
They can usually automate ID checks if you have a stable address history and on the voters roll.
Income they can verify if employed and not reliant on bonuses/commission etc.
I had an offer with them in 92 minutes a couple of months ago.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou 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.0 -
I’ve just applied for a mortgage with Skipton. Took about 4 days. I’m self employed and husband is in the police.Still had to send in x3 bank statements ID etc. this was 19th Dec process started0
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Hi I have applied for a mortgage with skipton building society and they have requested HR employment reference is this a good sign ?0
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