Affordability criteria,

with a flexible approach

Criteria to help your clients meet affordability challenges

We understand that affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s market. 

Whatever your clients’ source of income, with our flexible and common-sense approach to lending, we may have an option to help them with their home ownership goals.

Listen as Accord Underwriter Amanda Townshend tells us more about how our flexible approach helps clients on a zero hours contract.

Our options and propositions

  • LTIs from 4.49x (for incomes under £75,000) and up to 5x (for incomes of £75,000 and over)
  • Boost LTI - up to 5.5x LTI for incomes of £75,000 and over
  • 60% of variable income and 100% of 2nd jobs can be used - find out more
  • Confirmed pay increases or new roles starting within the next 3 months can be considered

Real life examples

Our colleagues and brokers explain more about our criteria and how it helps your clients.

Accord underwriter Amanda Townshend explains how our Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor lending can help with affordability.

Charlie Tyler, Accord BDM, tells us more about  how we helped put one of his Brokers' clients in a better financial position.

Accord BDM Angelika Christian tells us more about how how we use Limited Company Director share of net profits to help even more of your clients.

Take a look at our real-life case studies to see how our common-sense approach has helped your clients 

Income-Flexibility-for-a-Loan-Shortfall
A joint purchase with a deposit of £260k and purchase price of £950,000, a loan required of £690,000 using just one income. Both clients had a current mortgage.
 
Self-Employed
 This joint application was for a new build house purchase at 85% LTV, with a loan amount of £212,500. Applicant 1 didn’t meet Accord's self-employed criteria
 
Employed-Agency-Nurse
The applicant was a nurse who decided they needed a more flexible work life balance and changed to working via an agency without guaranteed contracted hours.
 

Our website lending criteria search is easy to use and features simple categories organised into Applicant, Product, and Property, and A-Z index for quick access.