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West One has become known for its comprehensive range of residential mortgage products that are suitable for a wide variety of borrowers.
We serve borrowers with less than perfect credit profiles, complex income cases, Foreign Nationals, older borrowers, Shared Ownership, and Right-to-Buy and borrowers with limited deposits including first time buyers.
We don’t credit score, and all of our cases are manually underwritten based on the customers unique set of circumstances. Taking into account our borrowers’ credit history, we offer 5 residential mortgage product tiers: Prime, Platinum, Prime Plus, Prime, and Near Prime.

5 Year Fixed Rates from 6.24%
2 Year Fixed Rates from 6.54%
Up to 100% of shares being purchased up to a maximum of 75% of OMV
Minimum share 25%/Maximum share 75%
Up to age 85 at the end of the loan term
Purchase and Remortgage
England and Wales
Max LTI 5.0 times income
Automated Affordability Decisioning
Zero Lender Fee Option Available
Free Valuation and Free Re-inspection option available
5 Year Fixed Rates from 6.49%
2 Year Fixed Rates from 6.79%
Up to 100% of shares being purchased up to a maximum of 75% of OMV
Minimum share 25%/Maximum share 75%
Up to age 85 at the end of the loan term
Purchase and Remortgage
England and Wales
Max LTI 5.0 times income
Automated Affordability Decisioning
Zero Lender Fee Option Available
No credit scoring; each case is assessed on its own merits
Caters for borrowers with minor credit blips or more historical credit issues over 12 months ago
Avilable for First Time Buyers, Purchases, Remortgages and Homemovers
Up to 100% of shares being purchased up to a maximum of 75% of OMV
Minimum share 25% Maximum share 75%
Skilled Worker Visa's/Health and Care Work Visa's & Ancestry Visa's considered up to 75% LTV
Available for Self Employed Applicants with a minimum of 1 years SA302's
Terms from 5-40 years
Flexible loan sizes from £25,000 to £450,000 (London) /£400,000 (outside London)
Minimum age 21 with the loan term ending by age 85
Available to employed, self-employed, contractors and older borrowers
Fixed rate products available
England and Wales
Available for shared ownership schemes registered in England and Wales with the Homes Community Agency (Homes England) and the Welsh Assembly (Shared Ownership Wales)
Maximum lending is set at 100% of the share being purchased
Applicant's minimum share is set at 25%
Applicant's maximum share is limited to 75%
Capital & Interest only - Interest only not available
Employed, Self-Employed, Contractors and Retired applicants (subject to minimum income requirements)
Employed applicants accepted subject to a minimum of 3 months employment, within probation acceptable
Retired applicants accepted subject to them meeting minimum income threshold from private pension source
Applicants must meet all government/ housing association eligibility criteria to qualify for the Shared Ownership purchase
Applicants must receive their own legal representation
Lease meets our requirements, including a Mortgage Protection Clause and the ability to staircase to 100%
Memorandum of Sale required for purchases
LTI's up to 5 times income as standard
Mortgage term can be taken up to an applicants 85th birthday
Automated expenditure assessment
Loans over £450,000 considered by referral
England, Wales and Isle of Wight only
Like for like remortgages accepted where applicants have owned their share of the property for at least 12 months
Minimum 12 months mortgage/rental history (not required for first time buyers)
No secured arrears in the last 12 months and account must be up to date
Unsatisfied CCJ's and Defaults over £500 accepted in the last 12 months
No Unsatisfied CCJ's or Unsatisfied defaults over £500 in the last 12 months
No satisfied CCJ's or satisfied defaults over £500 in the last 12 months
Unsecured arrears accepted when being cleared by the mortgage
Unsecured credit with balances below £500 are excluded from plan assessment purposes but will be reviewed for affordability
Utilities and comms suppliers' payment profiles are not taken into account for plan assessment purpose (excluding CCJs and defaults)
No IVA/DMP/Bankruptcies or repossessions within the last 6 years
No payday loan activity within the last 12 months
Total CCJ value over £7,500 can be done by referral
Borrowers looking to purchase their existing home under Goverment's Shared Ownership Scheme
Borrowers whose credit score would prevent them from accessing mainstream Shared Ownership lending
Borrowers who are struggling to get a Shared Ownership Mortage who have satisfied CCJ's and/or defaults
Borrowers who are struggling to get Shared Ownership Mortgage who have unsatisfied CCJ's or defaults under £500
Borrowers who are struggling to get a Shared Ownership Mortgage who have missed payments on utilities or comms supplier accounts
Older borrowers
Borrowers with more complex income
Borrowers with good credit profiles whilst still allowing for the occasional payment blip
Borrowers who are prevented from getting a Shared Ownership Mortgages as a result of LTI restrictions

To talk to us about what we can do for you and your client or simply learn more about what West One has to offer, get in touch today.