Do Santander do 2 credit checks?

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Hi, we have recently had a mortgage which has been approved by Santander, and are currently waiting on some answers back from the vendors before we can exchange. I have heard that mortgage companies do another credit check before exchange/completion? Is this true? I was just wondering, as this process has taken a lot longer than expected and I have about £300 on my credit card now - there will also be a gap of a few months. Thanks.

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  • sunnysideup1
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    Santander just did the one with me (prior to mortgage offer) - but I was careful not to take out any new lines of credit prior to completion *just in case* and would caution you to do the same.
  • P2P_Expert
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    Hi Santander only did one for me when I had a mortgage with them. Don't be worrying about it.
  • mazibee
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    C_j_24 wrote: »
    Hi, we have recently had a mortgage which has been approved by Santander, and are currently waiting on some answers back from the vendors before we can exchange. I have heard that mortgage companies do another credit check before exchange/completion? Is this true? I was just wondering, as this process has taken a lot longer than expected and I have about £300 on my credit card now - there will also be a gap of a few months. Thanks.
    Please can you share your timeline from putting an offer to getting your mortgage approved by Santander?


    Are you employed/ self employed and whats checks were carried out?

    We are also FTB with Santander.

    Thanks in advance

    Mazi
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