Getting a mortgage on a UK visa
14th February 2024
By Alex Walker
Getting a mortgage on a UK visa
This article will be of interest to anybody seeking to get a mortgage whilst working on a UK visa.
Mortgage lenders can be very picky. Therefore, it’s understandable why many lenders don’t wish to lend to people who might need to leave the country in a few years.
However, at least one lender takes a different view. It’s a fairly pragmatic approach because anybody taking out a mortgage today could leave the country in two years. At that point they would probably sell their house or remortgage it onto a buy to let mortgage. The important factor is that the borrower can reasonably afford the mortgage for the time they have it
90% mortgage on a UK visa
Bear in mind that lenders criteria changes but, at the time of writing, there are offering up to 90% loan to value. The LTV reduces depending on the loan amount as follows:
- Up to 90% LTV available on loan amounts up to £400,000
- Up to 80% LTV available on loan amounts above £400,000 and up to £750,000
- Up to 75% LTV available on loan amounts above £750,000 and up to £1 million
This will be subject to change but the point is, it’s worth checking what products are available for people looking to get a mortgage on a UK visa
What type of visa?
Currently this lender is looking for borrowers on a skilled worker visa. This could be a Tier 2 visa, a spousal visa or a British national overseas visa.
If getting a mortgage on a Tier 2 visa the crucial point currently is that there is still two years left to run when you apply.
Mortgage on a UK visa even with quirky circumstances
The particular lender considering this at the moment is a very well established Building Society.
Within their lending appetite they are very used to looking at quirky scenarios such as applicants on probation, shared ownership and other less straightforward applications.
Whilst they aren’t keen on poor credit, if it’s historic it can be considered.
Important – lenders mortgage criteria changes so always get in touch to find out the latest situation
Promise Money is a broker not a lender. Therefore we offer lenders representing the whole of market for mortgages, secured loans, bridging finance, commercial mortgages and development finance. These loans are secured on property and subject to the borrowers status.
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Mortgages and Remortgages
Representative example
Borrow £270,000 over 300 months at 7.1% APRC representative at a fixed rate of 4.79% for 60 months at £1,539.39 per month and thereafter 240 instalments of £2050.55 at 8.49% or the lender’s current variable rate at the time. The total charge for credit is £317,807.66 which includes £2,500 advice / processing fees and £125 application fee. Total repayable £587,807.66
Secured / Second Charge Loans
Representative example
Borrow £62,000 over 180 months at 9.9% APRC representative at a fixed rate of 7.85% for 60 months at £622.09 per month and thereafter 120 instalments of £667.54 at 9.49% or the lender’s current variable rate at the time. The total charge for credit is £55,730.20 which includes £2,660 advice / processing fees and £125 application fee. Total repayable £117,730.20
Unsecured Loans
Representative example
Annual Interest Rate (fixed) is 49.7% p.a. with a Representative 49.7% APR, based on borrowing £5,000 and repaying this over 36 monthly repayments. Monthly repayment is £243.57 with a total amount repayable of £8,768.52 which includes the total interest repayable of £3,768.52.
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REPAYING YOUR DEBTS OVER A LONGER PERIOD CAN REDUCE YOUR PAYMENTS BUT COULD INCREASE THE TOTAL INTEREST YOU PAY. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.
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