"As always, we keep a close eye on our existing criteria, and take on board the range of feedback we always gratefully receive via advisers"
- Steve Cox - Fleet Mortgages
Buy-to-let specialist lender, Fleet Mortgages has announced several criteria changes designed to provide greater flexibility and help advisers place more landlord borrowers.
Included within the changes is the fact that the lender will now accept TR1 forms - Transfer of Whole of Registered Title - in order to make an offer on the loan, with the Land Registry not needing to be updated until completion. This change is particularly aimed at streamlining and simplifying Day One remortgage applications.
Fleet will also now consider both satisfied and unsatisfied CCJs the borrower holds. It will consider CCJs of up to £500 satisfied within the last three years and will also consider CCJs of up to £250 unsatisfied within the same time period.
The lender said the latter consideration was so as not to exclude credit-worthy borrowers who may, for instance, be in dispute over a parking ticket with a car park company.
Finally, following a range of broker feedback on the issue, Fleet has reduced its minimum floor area requirement to 30 square metres, whereas previously this was 35 square metres.
The lender said it was also considering a number of further criteria changes which will be announced in the weeks to come.
“As always, we keep a close eye on our existing criteria, and take on board the range of feedback we always gratefully receive via advisers," said Fleet's Chief Commercial Officer Steve Cox, "In this regard, we’ve been able to announce a number of criteria changes, plus we also have others in the pipeline which we’ll be able to reveal very soon,"
"These latest changes provide a greater degree of flexibility and a common-sense approach to CCJs. Plus, we want to be able to support those clients who are looking to remortgage on Day One. If advisers are seeking clarification on these, or any other part of the Fleet proposition, they shouldn’t hesitate to contact their local BDM or any member of the Telephone team,”
