So, How Much Can You Get
The questions contractors ask is how much can they get when applying for a specialist contractor mortgage.
Tony Harris is a specialist contractor mortgages broker. He has successfully got contractors mortgage offers for years, way above what a high street bank would get you. We ask him how much a contractor can get on his contractor mortgage offer and how it is worked out.
Tony, how much of a contractor mortgage offer can you get a contractor? Is it related to the amount you pay yourself from your company? Can you get a contractor mortgage offer based on the total amount of the contract? Say I was earning £400 a day but paying myself £150 a day? How much of a contractor mortgage offer could you get me?
Tony’s reply on Contractor Mortgage Offer
“Our specially negotiated contract based underwriting uses your hourly or daily rate to work out how much you can borrow This is irrespective of how much you physically draw out for yourself.
“We simply take your daily rate of £400 and work out what your annualised rate would be if you worked at this level for five days a week and 48 weeks of the year.
“The lender will then specify what multiple of this they are willing to lend. However, it is usually around four times annual contract rate.
Contractor Mortgage Offer from Contract
“This means you could secure a mortgage of £384,000 despite only paying yourself £150 a day.
“You don’t have to have an annual contract to receive this amount. The lenders we use understand our niche clients. They appreciate that you are highly likely to secure another contract as soon as the current one has ended. So even if you only have a three-month contract, we should be able to secure you a mortgage”.
Director’s Salary
That’s pretty good and a lot more than a bank or building society would offer you. They would only take the Director’s salary you draw. They offer contractor mortgages based on 3, 4 or 5 times that. That wouldn’t buy you much.
It’s basically all down to Tony’s credibility with the mortgage brokers and his success down the years in bringing them contractors who pay their mortgages. Contractors can tap into that.
To get further information or to apply for a mortgage, fill in a form here and Tony will get back to you:- Contractor Mortgages