TOP TIPS TO GET MORTGAGE READY

WHO CAN APPLY FOR A KENSINGTON MORTGAGE?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION WE MAY NEED TO SEE

Money in, money out

We’ll also need to understand what money you earn and what you spend each month to help our underwriters assess what you’ll be able to comfortably afford to pay so that you don’t struggle with your monthly repayments.

  • Income
  • Credit, store or charge card balances (both sole and joint applicants)
  • Loans (both sole and joint applicants)
  • Car leases
  • Pensions
  • School fees and childcare
  • Maintenance/Alimony

From your mortgage adviser

We may ask your mortgage adviser to supply the following on your behalf:

  • 3 months' bank statements
  • Any other proof of income
  • Your passport or other identification

IF YOU’VE EXPERIENCED CREDIT BLIPS

We can all get into financial difficulties which can affect credit for things like loans and mortgages and as a specialist mortgage lender, we’re used to dealing with less than perfect credit. To help you understand if you may be eligible for one of our mortgages, we put together a handy table below.

Bankruptcy

We can consider your application if in the last 6 years you have not been subject to proceedings for Bankruptcy/Sequestration or an Involuntary Arrangemenet (IVA)/Protected Trust Deed and/or Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS). The debt must be satisfied/discharged and no longer showing on the credit bureau (credit reference agency).

CCJs

We will consider your application if your CCJ is older than 6 months and you have a maximum of 1 CCJ of £1000 or less registered in the last 24 months. There is no limit on the number or value if older than 24 months.

Debt Management Plans

We can consider your application if you are currently in a Debt Management Plan as long as you have maintained the Plan's payment schedule for at least 12 months.

Defaults

We can consider your application if your default is older than 6 months old, and you have a maximum of 1 registered default of £1500 or less in the last 24 months. There is no limit on the number or value if older than 24 months. We do not take into account communication eg. mobile phone, insurance or utility defaults (where utility defaults are £250 or less per application).

Payday Loans

We can consider your application as long as you haven't taken out a Payday Loan within the last 6 months.

Secured loan/rent arrears

We can consider your application if your secured loan*/rent arrears are older than 3 months and you have a maximum status of 1 in the last 24 months (*usually secured against property or another valuable asset eg. car).

Unsecured credit arrears (e.g. credit card)

We can consider your application if accounts are all up to date and all payments have been made for the last 6 months.

USEFUL INFORMATION

  • Our mortgage calculator
    Why not get an idea of how much you could borrow with our easy to use mortgage calculator
    USE THE MORTGAGE CALCULATOR
  • Guide to the mortgage process
    Our helpful guide takes you through the mortgage process from start to finish, so you'll know what to expect at every stage.
    THE APPLICATION PROCESS
  • Why choose Kensington
    As a specialist mortgage lender, we know that no two people or their circumstances are the same. That's why we've always celebrated differences.
    THE KENSINGTON DIFFERENCE
  • Getting advice and help
    How to get the advice and help you need to find the mortgage that may be suitable for your circumstances.
    GETTING MORTGAGE ADVICE

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