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Expanded higher LTV criteria (95% LTV)
Remortgage & Additional Borrowing
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Benefit Income (Excluding universal Credit) should be evidenced through:
100% of benefit income received by customers is allowable except for housing allowance, which is currently paid as part of universal credit.
Child Benefit
Child benefit can only be used when it will continue for 5 years from the date of the mortgage application. This will be dependent on the age of the children at the date of application.
Universal Credit
When entering the total universal credit amount, you will need to ensure;
Required documents:
<aside> 🎹 Keying pro tip:
All forms of tax credits are now paid within the Universal Credits and can be found on the borrower's Universal Credit monthly statement. Be mindful not to duplicate the payments across the benefit income fields.
Where the applicant's benefits fluctuate from month to month, take an average over the last 3 months payments.
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