Self-Employed Mortgages

March 2020 Update

As a result of the UK government’s “stay at home” advice, we have temporarily reduced our mortgage range to just offer a limited range of fixed rates for residential purchases.  

While we fully expect this to be a temporary measure and we are reviewing the situation daily, we cannot say how long this will be the case.  We will update here and by email to our broker panel when things change.

Self-Employed Mortgages

Being self-employed has become an increasingly popular approach to working over the last few years. There are now large numbers of self-employed people wanting to borrow, and many of these need that extra bit of support to help them realise their dreams.

At Furness for Intermediaries, we understand that self-employment comes in many shapes and sizes. Some clients will be sole traders, some will trade through a partnership and others will operate within a structure such as a limited company. Each of these requires a different approach to the assessment of income and affordability.

We recognise that unlike most employed positions, your client’s income will almost inevitably fluctuate and that some of it may not be drawn from the business. We also understand that there is not a standard approach to accounting, and accountants can show the income and the strength of the business in many ways.

We believe that every self-employed applicant deserves to be assessed in a way which considers the unique nature of their business. To do this, we have a team of skilled underwriters who over many years have built up the experience to assess all types of self-employment. We do not take a ‘tick-box’ approach, and we can work with accountants to really understand your clients business.

If you have a self-employed client then we would love to talk to you about their case. If we can assist, then you will be able to choose from any product in our product range, depending on the application’s Loan to Value.

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The case studies below demonstrate some of the ways we've helped your self employed clients in the past.