Sainsbury's Bank Contractor Mortgages - Help and FAQs

Here at LENDERmonitor we receive regular similar questions from visitors enquiring about whether Sainsbury's Bank offer contractor mortgages. We collated some of the more common contractor mortgage questions but if you have any specific questions about Sainsbury's Bank and contractor mortgages please complete our enquiry form and we see if we can arrange for an expert to contact you directly.

I am looking for some mortgage advice. I am currently on a grad scheme, One year into a 2 contract. However, I'm unlikely to be moved onto a permanent contract until around March time. So I suppose my question is, will Sainsbury's Bank even consider me for a mortgage before then? Is there such thing as a ‘contractor mortgage’?

I have retained a mortgage adviser regarding my remortgage because I am on a fixed term contract of four years (I am a post doc researcher, it is the nature of my work that we have fixed term contracts). My contract begin date last year. I am seeking a 5 year fixed rate mortgage. Property worth 165K, I want to borrow £150,000. I purchased the property 3 years ago for £220,500 and I currently owe 120K to Sainsbury's Bank

As contractor looking for a mortgage with Sainsbury's Bank will they want to assess my experience, my history of contracting, the length of my current contract and the likelihood of it being renewed? If so I will start to get the paperwork together.

in the throws of proceeding through the contractor mortgage process to move to a buy to let with a new mortgage company. All documents done and sent. Received a call from the lender to say they can't move ahead with application unless my current manager writes me a letter saying my contract will definitely get extended and when new end date will be. Any advice?

As a contractor (freelance journalist) do I really need to have three years of accounts in order to apply for a mortgage with lend? Do Sainsbury's Bank even grant mortgages to contactors ?

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