
Fixed until 31/05/2025 . Early Repayment Charges apply. . This product may be withdrawn at any time.
Product key features
- Who's the product for?
- Product related fees
- Mortgage amounts
- Mortgage repayment terms
- Early Repayment Charges
Who's the product for?
Affordability can be assessed using earned income up to retirement age. Once the client reaches retirement, affordability for the remainder of the term will be calculated using verifiable income from a pension or other sustainable source, such as investments or rental income. Death stress calculations will be used should either borrower reach age 80 during the mortgage term. Once affordability is satisfied, we apply a 4.49 times income multiplier to determine the maximum level of borrowing. To verify if your clients meet affordability criteria, contact a member of the team directly.
Split Terms
Did you know that within our later life lending proposition, clients can choose to split their term to reflect their changing financial position following retirement? Above affordability requires still apply, but can also be assessed separately against their current earned income, and future pension provision enabling a proportion of the mortgage to be secured over an extended term. For example:
Mr & Mrs Client are 55 and 52 years of age and are moving to a new house and require a mortgage of £180,000 to support this new purchase. Their current salaries are sufficient to support the £180,000 borrowing, but rather than apply a term to Mr scheduled retirement age (70). They were able to demonstrate that their pension provision was sufficient to support borrowing in retirement of £100,000. This enabled an application to be agreed on a split extended term:
Part 1 £80,000 on a capital and repayment basic over 14 years
Part 2 £100,000 on an interest only basis for 29 years
For joint applications where both applicants are retired but cannot prove affordability in sole name applications will be considered where there is enough equity available to downsize to a two bedroom flat/house within 5 miles of the mortgage property. Your clients can use the sale of their home as their repayment strategy provided they have sufficient equity to downsize to a two bedroom flat/house within 5 miles of the mortgage property.
Up to the maximum product LTV can be released for capital raising purposes. Borrowers must provide a signed declaration stating that in the event of death it is the intention of the surviving borrower to downsize. The mortgage must be repaid following a life event, including:
- death of the sole borrower or the surviving borrower for joint mortgages;
- sole borrower or surviving borrower for joint mortgages entering long-term residential care; or
- sale of the property.
These products are available for all residential properties (providing they meet our property criteria), as well as purpose-built retirement properties. For retirement properties, the following criteria restrictions apply:
- Maximum 60% LTV
- £200,000 minimum property value;
- Section 106 restrictions are accepted where the developer has specific right to first refusal of buy back as long as no onerous terms or reduced value apply;
- New build apartments are accepted; and
- Properties within a large scale retirement village will be considered subject to valuer feedback
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Product related fees
There is an arrangement fee of £999 that can be deducted from the mortgage amount or added to the amount borrowed.
If your client adds the arrangement fee to their mortgage, they will pay interest on the fee at the same rate as their mortgage.
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Mortgage amounts
There is a minimum mortgage amount of £50,000 and a maximum mortgage amount of £500,000.
We have a minimum property value of £75,000 which increases to £250,000 for properties located within the M25 corridor.
The maximum loan to value for this product is 75%.
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Mortgage repayment terms
A minimum mortgage term of 5 years applies. There is also a maximum term of 35 years.
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Early Repayment Charges
Early Repayment Charges apply during the product term. Up to 10% of the original mortgage amount can be overpaid each year without charge, however, if the mortgage is redeemed or switched to another product during the product term, then the Early Repayment Charge will apply.
The Early Repayment Charge will be:
- 4% of the amount repaid until 31 May 2022;
- 3% of the amount repaid until 31 May 2023;
- 2% of the amount repaid until 31 May 2024; and
- 1% of the amount repaid until 31 May 2025.
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Helping your client borrow in retirement
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FAQs
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- What are your valuation fees?
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Our tariff of mortgage charges details the costs your clients will incur for a standard mortgage valuation. They can choose a more detailed homebuyers report, the costs for which are available by calling 0121 521 4000.
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- What are your service levels?
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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 submit business?
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We always recommend that you initially complete a decision in principle which will allow 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 will then require a scanned copy to be emailed to us at newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk. You are able to sign on behalf of your client at this stage.
Once we receive your completed decision in principle form, we aim to get back to you within 24 hours with an initial lending decision.
When you submit your request you'll need to provide your clients with a copy of our Privacy Notice. You can download a copy from our Privacy Notice page.
To submit an application using our online submission process you can visit our page here.
Please be aware that you will not be able to save a part completed form so all information must be entered in a single sitting.
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 will be able to save a copy of the form for your own records.
Electronic signatures will enable us to begin processing your application however we will require a completed Direct Debit form to be sent to us by post at our Tipton head office. We also need you to provide your clients with a copy of our Privacy Notice which can be downloaded from our Privacy Notice page.
Please note, all nominated solicitors must be registered on our Panel, which is managed by LMS. You can check this on our Current Approved Solicitor Panel page by clicking here.
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 will require the original signed document to be posted to us to confirm your clients signatures on the application form.
Alternatively, you can post it back to us at our Tipton Head Office. When you submit your first application we will need you to send us a completed registration form. We can accept a signed, scanned copy to our newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk inbox.
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- Do you credit score?
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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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- What are your working hours?
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Our Business Development team is here Monday to Friday, from 9am until 5pm. To speak to our Business Development team please call 0121 521 4000 or email us on newbusiness@thetipton.co.uk. Alternatively, you can contact one of our Business Development Managers Paul Sawford on 07395 790267, or Joanna Hampson on 07593 557578.
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We're here to help
- Discuss affordability
- Help you understand our criteria
- Process your decision in principle request
- Answer any outstanding queries
Monday - Friday | 9:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday - Sunday | Closed |
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.