Mortgage with defaults

A well trodden topic I know - but here goes!
Wondering on our chances of approval of a mortgage with a High Street lender and therefore a decent rate.
Joint application with my wife who has very good credit history/score.
I however have 3 defaults, over 5 years old (so dropping off my credit file in around 10 months) all satisfied around 4 years ago and clean credit since.
We have over 50k income per year and I'm in  long-term stable job.
We only need to borrow around 40k as a 30% ltv as we have 70% saved.
I believe we are in a strong position with that large deposit and good affordability but still afraid to put in an offer in case the defaults are a straight black mark in obtaining the loan.
Thoughts/advice most welcome guys....go for it or wait till my 6 years are up?
Thanks 

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  • kingstreet
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    Size of defaults?
    I am a mortgage broker. 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. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
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  • Yes, it's possible, I just got approved for a mortgage [15% deposit though] with a specialist lender with 10 CCJs and 10 defaults - it's possible, but you might need to go through the mortgage broker specializing in adverse credit. They would ask for a larger deposit, and as long as you don't have other debt you definitely get a chance :)
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