Many aspiring homeowners can still access a mortgage with bad credit. Some lenders will give you a mortgage despite your bad credit by considering your overall circumstances beyond your credit rating.
Applying for a mortgage with bad credit is the same process as applying for any mortgage. The applicant(s) must make the application without concealing information, and the lender will then make a decision based on your credit rating and other factors.
However, to improve your chances of being accepted with bad credit history, there are steps you can take:
You may also want to apply to lenders with a history of approving mortgages to people with bad credit history. We can assist with locating these lenders.
If you have bad credit, the lender may approve your mortgage application, but you may have to pay back more over time. Your offer may include a higher rate of interest because the lender wants to offset the risk that you might default on mortgage repayments.
People with bad credit may also need to pay a bigger deposit to secure a mortgage, compared to those with a good or excellent credit rating.
The most common causes of bad credit are unpaid debts, typically to utility companies, mobile phone providers or creditors such as payday loan lenders and credit cards from banks.
Missing a single payment will not cause a significantly poor credit rating if you manage to catch up quickly. However, if you have defaulted and been taken to court and issued with a CCJ for unpaid debts, this can cause bad credit.
Any instance of defaulted payments or CCJs will remain on your credit report for six years before being automatically deleted.
You can check your credit report by using a credit reference agency website. Many credit reference agencies offer free trials so you can access your report for free for so many days. You are encouraged to check your credit report before applying for a mortgage.
You may be able to identify reporting errors and have them removed to improve your credit score. Around one in five people are estimated to have a mistake on their credit file. Removing reporting mistakes is one of the few ways to increase your credit score quickly.
Having errors removed is one way to instantly improve your credit score, but there are many others. You can also:
We can provide helpful information on how to improve your credit score before considering a mortgage with poor credit.
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Andrea - mid 50s
I came to see Josh not only helping me plan for my retirement but also in helping me look after a Trust fund for my Nieces. Josh is always quick to respond to queries and deals with all requests in a timely and efficient manner. I feel very comfortable in the fact that if I ask for something to be done or need some advice he ALWAYS delivers.
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Following our mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis and admission into a residential care home, my sister and I were looking for financial advice on the options available to fund her care. Our main concern before speaking with Josh was finding an adviser who would provide us with sound financial advice.
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Before we had met you, we were concerned about obtaining financial advice from somebody who we didn’t know or wasn’t recommended, due to a family members previous bad experience.
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