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This fee can be paid upfront or added to the mortgage amount. If the fee is added to the mortgage then interest will be payable on the fee at the same rate as the mortgage.
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This fee must be paid on application. We are unable to accept payment of the fee by credit card.
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initial rate
1.55% discount from our SVR for the term of the mortgage
3.39%
The overall cost for comparison is 3.5% APRC

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Product key features

  • Family Assist mortgages
  • Mortgage amounts
  • Interest rate floor
  • Mortgage repayment terms
  • Early Repayment Charges
  • Case study
Family Assist mortgages

At the Tipton, we know how hard it is for some of your clients to get a foothold on the housing ladder due to ever-increasing property prices and the need for large deposits.

In response to these challenges, we introduced our Family Assist mortgage which lends at 100% LTV.

Your clients have two options for securing the mortgage with the help of a family member. We can secure the mortgage with a collateral charge against a family member’s property worth 20% of the value of the loan. Alternatively, a family member can pay 20% of the loan value into our Family Assist saving account and accrue interest.

Collateral Charge Option

A collateral charge provides a sensible alternative for parents and family members who want to help relatives onto the property ladder, but who are not in a position to gift a cash sum.

To secure the 100% LTV mortgage, we would use 20% of the value of the loan against the family member’s property, as long as the property has 40% equity at the point of application. Exercising the collateral charge would be a last resort, enforced only when all other options for maintaining repayments had been explored.

A standard valuation will be needed on both the purchase property and the family member’s property, this will be at your client’s expense. Your client will also need to pay for their own legal costs and their family member’s independent legal advice. This is needed for us to consider the mortgage.

We will need the client’s family member’s written consent for us to carry out a credit check against them. They will not be included in affordability assessments and no further income assessments will be carried out against them.

Savings Deposit Option

After listening to feedback from our broker network, we now offer a 20% savings deposit option for parents or family members looking to help relatives onto the property ladder.

The savings deposit option is designed for family members who want to earn interest on their deposit, rather than gifting it to the relative. On depositing 20% of the full loan amount into our Family Assist savings account, the sum would accrue interest at our current rate and could be withdrawn once the secured property reached 80% LTV.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Mortgage amounts

There is a minimum mortgage amount £75,000 and a maximum mortgage amount of £250,000 for properties located outside the M25 corridor.

There is a minimum mortgage amount of £250,000 which increases to £400,000 for properties located inside the M25 corridor.

The maximum loan to value this product offers is 100% of the purchase price.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Interest rate floor

The interest rate on this product cannot fall below 2.99%.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Mortgage repayment terms

There is a minimum repayment term of 5 years and a maximum repayment term of 35 years.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Early Repayment Charges

No Early Repayment Charges apply to this product.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Case study

We received an enquiry from a broker for his clients Mr and Mrs W who were first time buyers, but renting privately in London was compromising their ability to save for a deposit.

Mr W’s parents who were mortgage free were able to offer their own residential property as additional security for the mortgage, their preference to actually gifting a cash sum to their son to finance a deposit. This allowed them to secure a £280,000 mortgage on a two bedroom apartment.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

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FAQs
  • How do I register with you?

    Our registration process is simple. There's no need to pre-register if you're sending us a decision in principle. We'll require a completed registration form to accompany your first submitted mortgage application. You can complete and sign the form and then email a scanned copy to us at newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk.

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  • How do I submit business?

    We always recommend that you initially complete a decision in principle which allows us to have a look over your case to see if your clients meet our lending criteria, and there's no need to register with us before submitting a decision in principle.

    You can access our online form from our decision in principle page. Alternatively you can download a pdf form to complete, we'll require a scanned copy to be emailed to newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk. You're able to sign on behalf of your client at this stage.

    When we receive your completed decision in principle form, we aim to get back to you within 24 hours with an initial lending decision.

    To submit an application using our online submission process you must have previously completed an online decision in principle.

    We don't require you to enter any information you've previously provided in a decision in principle, so there's no time wasted duplicating data. If there's any supporting documents you need to send to us, you can attach these to the application using the attachment buttons in the additional information section.

    At the end of the form ensure your electronic signature has been entered and click 'Finish' to send the application direct to your client for them to add their own electronic signature. The submission process will not be complete until your clients have signed the form. You're able to save a copy of the form for your own records.

    Electronic signatures will enable us to begin processing your application however we'll require a completed Direct Debit form to be sent to us by post at our Tipton head office.

    If you've previously completed a paper-based decision in principle for your client or if you'd prefer to complete our paper-based application, you can download copies of our PDF forms.

    When you're ready to submit an application with us, complete the form and scan a copy into us at newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk. If you send an electronic copy, we'll require the original signed document to be posted to us to confirm your clients signatures on the application form.

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  • What are your service levels?

    We aim to provide you with a lending decision within 24 hours of receipt of a completed decision in principle.

    When we've received a fully packaged application we'll obtain any fees and instruct a valuation within one working day.

    As we underwrite each case individually timeframes can change due to complexity and the amount of involvement needed in each case. Your mortgage Case Officer will give you more information when your application has been passed over to our Mortgage Processers.

    On receipt of a fully packaged application we aim to get it to offer within 14 working days.

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  • How do I get an ESIS?

    To obtain an ESIS please email us at newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk with the following details:

    • Your company name along with your FCA number, email address and a contact telephone number;
    • Your client(s) name(s);
    • The product you're interested in;
    • The mortgage amount and purchase price;
    • The valuation type required;
    • The term your clients would like their mortgage over;
    • Details of any fees you are charging; and
    • Details of selected payment route for procuration fee.

    Once we have completed your ESIS we will send it to you via email.

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  • Do you credit score?

    We don't credit score mortgage applications. All cases are underwritten on an individual basis by a real person. At decision in principle stage we'll complete a credit quotation and when a full application is submitted we'll carry out a full credit application that'll leave a footprint on your clients credit file.

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"Thank you for your help and assistance in this case, it takes me back to the good old days of everything being manually underwritten." Peter Matthews
Charles Derby Mortgage Bureau

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