Nationwide limits 10% deposit mortgages to first-time buyers purchasing houses
Nationwide Building Society has announced it will be returning to the 10% deposit market from Monday 20 July but limiting the mortgages to first-time buyers purchasing houses and not flats.
The lender will have a selection of two, three and five-year rates, but for the moment only for first-time buyers purchasing houses or bungalows that are at least two-years-old will qualify for a 10% deposit rate. Applicants will need a 15% deposit to buy a flat through Nationwide.
Aaron Strutt, product director at Trinity Financial, says: "It is unusual for a lender to make its low deposit mortgages available to houses and not flats, but this is a sign of the times.
"The bigger banks and building societies have been under pressure to return to the low deposit market, and there are more 10% deposit mortgage available to buy flats and houses."
Nationwide has confirmed it will not provide 10% deposit mortgages to applicants on furlough schemes and it is not accepting fully gifted deposits. The maximum term has also been capped at 25 years and the maximum loan is £500,000.
There will be first-time buyers applying to Nationwide who will find it hard to understand why lending is limited to houses, but the lenders are worried about house prices coming down.
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- All applicants must be first-time buyers who have not held a mortgage in the last three years. This includes UK and Non-UK mortgages.
- No bonus, commission and overtime will be considered for affordability calculations unless the applicant is a key worker.
- Income from a new job or a pay rise can still be used if it is commencing within three months.
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