Kensington mortgage lending criteria
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Kensington mortgage lending criteria
Mortgage Advances
Up to £2,000,000
Notes
Illustration Type = ESIS.
Mortgage is Portable
You have the right to transfer this loan to another property. This option is not available in the first 12 months and will be
subject to assessment criteria at the time of application.
- Mortgage is NOT for First time buyers
'' Available in: England, Wales, mainland Scotland and Isle of Wight.
You have an annual overpayment allowance on this loan of 10% of the balance of the original amount borrowed which
applies from the date of completion and then each year on the anniversary of this date until the end of the term. You will
not have to pay an early repayment charge in relation to payments you make within this overpayment allowance. If you
do not use your annual overpayment allowance in any year, it will not be carried over to a subsequent year
Should you decide to repay this loan early, please contact us to ascertain the exact level of any early repayment charge
at that moment.
This mortgage includes a facility for additional secured borrowing.
Capital Rest Period : Daily
Repayment Types
Repayment Yes
Endowment refer
PEP refer
Pension refer
Interest only (no RV) No
With Profits refer
Unit Linked refer
ISA refer
Split Repayment refer
Fees
Arrangement : £ varies Can be Added
Booking : None
Early Repayment Charges
varies, 10% capital repayments allowed per year without penalty
Higher Lending
None
Valuation
Basic:
up to £100,000 - £175
up to £150,000 - £205
up to £200,000 - £240
up to £300,000 - £300
up to £400,000 - £330
up to £500,000 - £355
up to £600,000 - £415
up to £700,000 - £500
up to £800,000 - £555
up to £900,000 - £620
up to £1,000,000 - £710
up to £1,250,000 - £800
up to £1,500,000 - £885
up to £1,750,000 - £975
up to £2,000,000 - £1060
up to £2,500,000 - £1360
up to £3,000,000 - £1660
up to £3,500,000 - £1960
up to £4,000,000 - £2260
up to £4,500,000 - £2560
up to £5,000,000 - £2860
Min Valuation £75000
Redemption Administration Fee - £80.00 Payable on redemption.
Funds Transfer Fee - £18.00 Payable on completion.
Deeds Release Fee - £10.00 Payable on redemption.
Acceptable Property Types
Freehold Flat No
Purpose Built Flat Yes
Converted Flat Refer
Flat Over Shop No
Maisonette Yes
Studio Flat No
Flying Freehold No
Thatched Refer
Timber Framed Refer
Concrete No
Agricultural Tie No
Flat Over 4 Storeys Yes
Listed Building Refer
Right to Buy
Not Accepted
New Build acceptable.
Accepted Locations : England, Scotland, Wales
Requirements
Bank Statements No
At Least 3 Months Pay Slips Yes
P60 Yes
Proof Of Residency Yes
Life Policy To Be Assigned No
Previous Lender References Yes
Insurance
Buildings Conditional
Conditions
Min Loan £75,000/Rmg £75,000
Max Loan £2,000,000/Rmg £2,000,000
Max Portfolio of BTL Loans none
Min Age 21 years
Max Age 70 years
Min Term 11 years
Max Term 40 years
ERC waivers – do not incur charges upon:
-Voluntary sale of the property/moving home (all life circumstances)
-Redemption in full and financed by own funds
- Death or Critical Illness
-Overpayments up to 10% per calendar year (of the original balance)
Features:
Portable (after 12 months)
Further Advances (after 12 months)
Application to be submitted to Kensington online.
The property must be adequately insured under an acceptable insurance policy in accordance with the Conditions. Fees
may be payable if you rearrange insurance during the Term as set out in the Conditions and Tariff from time to time.
Foreign Citizens Refer
Ex-Patriates Not Accepted
Income
Based on Income > 0
Min months in current position 12
Min months in continuous service 12
Min no. of years accounts 2
Average years taken to calculate income 2
Will consider declining profit No
Outgoings
Employed Requirements - Income is fully verified (in current employment for at least 1 year).
Self-Employed/Contractors Requirements:
a minimum of 2 year’s trading history is required and the lower of:
-the most recent year’s net profit figure; and
-the average of the last 2 years’ net profit figures;
will be considered when assessing affordability.
Max % taken of other regular/irregular (bonus, commission, second income an overtime) income is 100%.
For Directors of a limited company the salaried income plus dividends received will be used, although profit after tax may
be considered where the applicant(s) have a 100% share in the business. Applicants who are sole traders or those
holding 25% or more of a company’s share will be treated as self-employed. Verification will be required by a qualified
accountant/book keeper, who must be registered with an acceptable professional body (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA or
ICB).
Hire Purchase Refer to lender
Personal Loans Refer to lender
Overdraft Refer to lender
Credit/Store Cards Refer to lender
Child Maintenance Refer to lender
Child Education Refer to lender
Extra Income:-
Other Income - Guaranteed Add 100% to income before multiply
Other Income - Regular Add 100% to income before multiply
Other Income - Irregular Add 100% to income before multiply
Investment Income Add 100% to income before multiply
Mortgage Subsidy Add 100% to income before multiply
Large Town Allowance Add 100% to income before multiply
Maintenance Payments Add 100% to income before multiply
Non Contributory Pension Add 100% to income before multiply
Car Allowance Add 100% to income before multiply
Remortgage Max LTV Max% increase
Capital Raising 60%
Home Improvements 60%
Debt Consolidation 60%
School Fees 60%
Holidays/Cars 60%
Buy Other Property 60%
Business Purposes Not accepted
Divorce Settlement 60%
Unencumbered 60%
Adverse Credit
CCJs/Defaults : Accept:
1) There must be no Defaults in the last 36 months. This condition does not incur any rate loading.
2) There must be no CCJs in the last 72 months. This condition does not incur any rate loading.
Ignore:
1) CCJs registered 72 months ago or over.
2) Defaults registered 36 months ago or over.
Arrears : Accept:
1) No arrears (paid or unpaid) in the last 36 months. This condition does not incur any rate loading.
Bankruptcy/IVAs : Bankruptcy/IVA not accepted.
Repossessions : Not accepted.
Unsecured Defaults - Defaults acceptable if older than 36 months
CCJ's - Satisfied CCJs acceptable if older than 72 months
Secured Arrears - Secured Loan Arrears acceptable if older than 36 months
DMP - None/not acceptable
Unsecured Arrears - Unsecured Credit arrears acceptable if accounts now up to date (max status of 0 in last 24 months)
Communications Defaults - All communications defaults ignored.
Payday Loans - Not acceptable within last 24 months. Neither new loan nor outstanding
IVA - None/not acceptable
Bankruptcy - None/not acceptable
Previous repossession - None/not acceptable