Notices
  • We’ll shortly be making some changes to our Online Service to make it simpler and easier for you to use.  

    Our new Online Service will have a modern design, improved navigation and many added benefits.  

    Find out more about the changes

  • From 1 March, our Windfall Bond savings account will earn you 3.50% annual interest (Gross AER).

    With exclusive entry into a monthly free prize draw with prizes ranging between £100 and £50,000.
    Click here to find out more and apply.

    Notice updated: 3 March 2025

  • IMPORTANT: The last day of the 2024 / 2025 tax year is Saturday 5 April.

    Our online and postal ISA applications for this tax year will close from 5pm on Friday 28 March until the morning of Monday 7 April. Find out full details and timings for opening and funding ISAs with us within the current tax year.

  • Mortgage products - From today, Monday 24 March, we’ve made changes to our mortgage product range. These include an increase to our Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) maximum loan size for Owner Occupier Repayment mortgages to £1,000,000, new Owner Occupier Interest-Only mortgages to 80% LTV, and the introduction of our House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) mortgages to general sale.

     

  • Our new 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond (54) paying 4.60% AER on balances of £10,000+ is now on sale. Exclusively online only.  Find out more here

Specialist mortgages

Unique situation? Our personal approach means that we may still be able to offer you the mortgage you want.

The mortgage will be secured on your home. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

We have a common sense approach to lending and underwrite mortgages on a case-by-case basis, with no credit scoring. If your circumstances are unusual our range of specialist mortgages may be able to help you.


Our JBSP arrangement allows family members to support each other with affordability when applying for a mortgage. Up to two occupying owners can live in the property and up to two family member(s) can support the occupying owner(s).

A JBSP arrangement is ideal for:

  • First time buyers, or young borrowers wanting to step up the property ladder, allowing them to combine their income with the income of a family member(s) to maximise their mortgage, yet keeping sole ownership of the property. Family members can include parents, grandparents, siblings or aunts / uncles.
  • Adult children assisting their parents, which is increasingly important as more people find they need to continue borrowing past retirement
  • Couples with a Buy to Let property where the owning partner may not have sufficient independent income of their own.

Find out more about our JBSP offering here:
JBSP arrangement

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We offer Buy to Let expat mortgages for properties located in England or Wales. Applications for Owner Occupier expat mortgages for properties located in England or Wales can be made via an intermediary/broker.

We're able to lend to UK nationals aged over 18 who are working abroad, and whose families are remaining in the UK subject to certain conditions.

Our expat mortgages are only available on an Interest-Only basis. Please refer to our lending criteria for more information.

You can view our range of Expat mortgage products here:

Expat mortgages

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If your work requires you to live away from your main residence, a loan on a second home may be considered, subject to affordability. Interest-Only loans are accepted on this basis.

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Whether you're an electrician, plumber, hairdresser or personal trainer, being self-employed can be a challenge but being accepted for a mortgage because you're self-employed shouldn't be. With our sensible take on your individual circumstances, income and trading history, we offer mortgages that could work for you. 

Subject to meeting our lending criteria and affordability, you're able to choose from any of our on sale mortgage products. 

You can find more information here:

Self-employed mortgages

Mortgage loans are available on an Owner Occupier basis subject to certain conditions. For example, if you are a member of the Armed Forces currently serving elsewhere in the UK or overseas, and the property has previously been used, or is intended to be used as your main residence in the future.

Applications will be assessed on an individual basis.

We now accept Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) as a source of funds for a deposit. For more information on FHTB, please visit the Forces Law website.

Flexibility to change occupancy status and subsequent product terms will be considered on request. This may be subject to standard fees and Early Repayment Charges.

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Mortgage applications on holiday homes are available, subject to affordability, which must be calculated against the applicants earned income without inclusion of any rental that may be received from the property. Interest-Only loan applications will be accepted on this basis.

It is intended that these properties should be for the applicants use, but the property may be occupied on a holiday let basis when the applicants are not in occupation.

Applicants with portfolios of holiday homes will not be permitted.

Holiday homes will not be accepted where there is a formal Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) or where they can only be used as a holiday home due to restrictive covenants within the deeds.

Maximum Loan to Value will be 70%.

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If you are currently in, or moving to, tied accommodation linked to your employment, such as a boarding school teacher, vicar / minster or an estate worker, we understand you may not occupy your property until your current employment finishes, which could be many years in the future. To help with this, you may wish to rent out your property.

We will consider these applications for residential mortgage customers who need to rent out their property under a consent-to-let arrangement.

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Are you a professional landlord looking to purchase or remortgage your HMO? We offer Limited Company Buy to Let mortgages for properties with up to four bedrooms and a maximum of six tenants.

  • Only available for Limited Company Buy to Let mortgages
  • This product is not available for students lets or care homes
  • Maximum Loan to Value (LTV) is 70%.

If you have a Buy to Let mortgage with us and you have converted your property to a HMO, please get in touch with us so that we can discuss what HMO product options are available for you.

Find out more about our HMO offering here:
HMOs

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Do you need our help?

If you have any questions about your mortgage payment deferral please contact our friendly Mortgage Service Team.