Contact Details

   

1st Source Direct
NORTHERN ROCK PLC
HEAD OFFICE
Northern Rock House
PO Box 2
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 4PL

Tel : 0845 6001516
Fax : 0191 279 4693

Call Decision Centre when your client : 
Wants to borrow more than the minimum criteria
Needs an urgent decision in principle
Needs to fast track and application

Tel : 0870 2413088
fax : 0191 522 3876

In Scottish cases when a valuation is instructed by the intermediary, lender
charges a 225 admin fee.

ACCEPTABLE INTRODUCERS
    1st Source only

SERVICE/PROC PAYMENTS
    Yes, Contact local Sales Manager for details

BROKER PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
    Broker to submit fully completed and signed application form,
    valuation and application fee if applicable

SOLICITORS
    Will use applicants solicitor. All partners must hold current
    practising certificate and be in practice. They must also
    be registered with the Law Society. Licensed Conveyancers are 
    acceptable if on lenders panel. Sole Practitioners are also 
    acceptable 


  


References
   

 ADDITIONAL CASE INFORMATION
    This table provides details of the documents we will require to verify 
    income. Please ensure that all paperwork, including fees, are in order 
    and forms are signed and dated before submission. This will help us to
    process the application quickly.

    Customer Credit Score Customers with an LTV up to and including 85%
                          (80% for loans over 500,000)	
    
    High Credit Score 	  Fully completed Confirmation of Identity and 
                          Affordability Forms required. 	

    Medium Credit Score   Fully completed Confirmation of Identity and 
                          Affordability Forms required.	

    Low Credit Score 	  Employed: 3 of the last 6 months payslips plus 
                          last P60. If paid weekly 4 of the last 8 weeks 
                          payslips plus last P60.Self Employed: Accountant 
                          certificate or last 3 years accounts or last 
                          3 years tax assessments.In addition, last 
 	                  mortgage statement or lender reference.


   Customer Credit Score  Customers with LTV greater than 85%
                          (80% for loans over 500,000)

   High Credit Score -    Employed: last monthly payslip or two weeks payslips.
                          Self Employed: accountant certificate, last 2 
	                  years accounts or last 2 years tax assessments.

   Medium Credit Score -  Employed: 2 of the last six monthly payslips plus 
                          last P60. If weekly paid, 4 of the last 8 weeks 
                          payslips plus last P60.
                          Self Employed: accountant certificate or last 2 years 
                          accounts or last 2 years tax assessments.

   Low Credit Score -     Employed: 3 of the last 6 months payslips plus last 
                          P60. If paid weekly 4 of the last 8 weeks payslips
                          plus last P60.
                          Self Employed: Accountant certificate or last 3 years
                          accounts or last 3 years tax assessments.
                          In addition, last mortgage statement or lender reference.

   The Additional Case Information required for Low Credit Scores will also   
   be required for the following applications:
   . All applications for together products - irrespective of LTV or Credit Score
   . All FTB applications - irrespective of LTV or Credit Score
   . All BTL applications at 70% LTV or above 
   . All applications with an Unsecured Cash Reserve where the combined
     LTV exceeds 85%.

   For loans over 500K above 80% LTV we will also require the last 3
   months bank statements in addition to all other requested case
   information.
  
   For Customers employed less than 6 months, an employers reference will
   be required.

   Northern Rock reserves the right to seek additional information where
   we believe the lending risk requires further investigation. Northern 
   Rock reserves the right to carry out occupation and income reasonability
   checks on any case at application stage.  Following completion, Northern 
   Rock will, from time to time, seek retrospective confirmation of income 
   for loan performance monitoring purposes. This is in accordance with FSA 
   Best Practice guidelines. These application and post completion checks 
   will involve contacting employers in some instances.

   It is an offence to knowingly make a false, inaccurate or misleading
   declaration when applying for a mortgage.  If you make such a declaration
   you may face criminal prosecution and/or civil action for recovery of 
   any losses incurred by Northern Rock.


  


Remortgages
   

    Proof of what the money is being used for is required by means
    of estimates etc..

    Acceptable Purposes
    Home Improvements (Max 95%)
    Marital Settlement (Max 95%)
    Re-Finance (replace existing loan - Max 95%)
    Dependents Home (Max 95%)
    Self Build Home (Max 95%)
    Education Fees (Max 95%)
    Holiday (Max 95%)
    Holiday Home (Max 95% - Must remortgage main residence)
    Purchase car, boat, caravan etc.. (Max 95%)
    Second Home (Max 95%)
    Debt Consolidation (Max 95%)

    RAPID REMORTGAGE
    Available on all products excluding HERMS and Buy To Let. They will 
    aim to ensure that the customers remortgage completes within one 
    month from receipt of a fully completed application form and fee. 
    This is subject to access to the property on request in order to 
    complete a valuation and by the customer returning promptly any
    documents or requestes for further information from either the 
    solicitor or Northern Rock. A solicitor chosen from the panel will
    undertake the legal work involved in a standard re-mortgage without
    charge to the customer. The customer will have to pay for any
    non-standard costs that may arise or any seperate legal advice 
    required during the transaction. The offer excludes complex cases
    e.g. but not limited to where a transfer of equity is required or
    existing second charges are not to be repaid.

    On all products with an arrangement fee, remortgage customers wishing
    to raise additional capital will be charged an additional arrangement
    fee of 95. This fee will not be charged on Arrangement Fee Save
    products.


    



  


Applicants
   

    UK Tax Payers         ||: Not compulsory
    Arrears Outstanding   ||: No
    Arrears Settled       ||: Consider 1 mths arrears in last 3 
                          ||| years
    CCJ's Outstanding     ||: No
    CCJ's Satisfied       ||: Consider 1 CCJ upto 500
    Retired Applicants    ||: Considered providing sufficient 
                          ||| income to cover mortgage
    Past Bankruptcy       ||: No
    Ex-Patriates          ||: UK Nationals abroad - If family live
                          ||| in property
    Foreign Nationals     ||: If now permanently resident in UK
    DSS Payments          ||: No
    Diplomatic Immunity   ||: No
    Debt History          ||: No
    Max age on application||: None
    Interview Required    ||: No
    Guaranteed Overtime   ||: Consider upto 50%
    Regular Overtime      ||: Consider Upto 50%
    Commission            ||: Consider 50% - Must be regular
    Rent Allownace        ||: 100%
    Second Job            ||: Maximum 50% taken into consideration
    Large Town Allowance  ||: Consider All
    Investment Income     ||: Not considered

    AGE
    The minimum age for all applicants is 18yrs, there is no maximum 
    however, if the applicant is aged 55 or over and the loan goes 
    into retirement age Northern Rock must be satisfied that the applicant 
    will have sufficient pensionable income to cover the loan. For the 
    together products the minimum age is 21.

    LIFE COVER REQUIREMENTS
    Endowment|: Low Cost / Low Start / With Profits / Unit Linked
    Repayment|: No requirements
    Int Only |: no requirements but need to know how loan will be 
             || repaid
    PEP      |: Term Assurance required
    Pension  |: Personal  - With Profits / Unit linked plus Term
             || Assurance
             || Company   - N/A
             || Executive - N/A
    ISA      || Term Assurance required

    
    
    INCOME MULTIPLES

    GROSS BASIC	          HIGH CREDIT     MEDIUM CREDIT     LOW CREDIT
    INCOME BAND              SCORE            SCORE           SCORE      

                            single/joint     single/joint      single/joint

    Over 100K		  4.90 / 4.40      4.60 / 4.10       4.00 / 3.00

    32,501 - 100K       4.60 / 4.10      4.30 / 3.80       3.80 / 2.90 

    25,001 - 32,500     4.30 / 3.80      4.00 / 3.50       3.70 / 2.80

    17,501 - 25,000     4.00 / 3.50      3.80 / 3.30       3.60 / 2.80
  
    10,000 - 17,500     3.80 / 3.30      3.60 / 3.10       3.50 / 2.80

    0 - 10,000          3.50 / 3.00      3.50 / 3.00       3.50 / 2.80

    TOGETHER PRODUCTS

    GROSS BASIC	          HIGH CREDIT     MEDIUM CREDIT     LOW CREDIT
    INCOME BAND              SCORE            SCORE           SCORE      

                          single/joint     single/joint      single/joint

    Over 100K		  5.40 / 4.90      5.10 / 4.60       4.30 / 3.20

    32,501 - 100K       5.10 / 4.60      4.80 / 4.30       4.10 / 3.10 

    25,001 - 32,500     4.80 / 4.30      4.50 / 4.00       4.00 / 3.00

    17,501 - 25,000     4.50 / 4.00      4.30 / 3.80       3.90 / 3.00
  
    10,000 - 17,500     4.30 / 3.80      4.10 / 3.60       3.80 / 3.00

    0 - 10,000          4.00 / 3.50      4.00 / 3.50       3.80 / 3.00


    The table above sets out the income multiples that will apply to applications
    subject to credit score and product taken.

    Please note that it is only the applicants gross basic income that will 
    determine which income multiple their application will receive. However,
    all acceptable income (i.e including 50% of bonuses and overtime) will be used
    in the multiplier. 

    In addition, for applicants taking together or longer term fixed rate products
    the amounts listed in the table on below will be added to the relevant 
    category in the  table above.

    PRODUCT                      single    /    joint
                              add x income   add x income

    Together                     0.30            0.20

    All 5 year or longer
    Fixed rate products
   (excluding together prods)    0.50            0.20          
   

    PLEASE ALWAYS CONSIDER US FOE CASES OUTSIDE STANDARD POLICY - WE WILL BE HAPPY TO 
    ADVISE WHAT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO OFFER YOUR CLIENTS.  Multiple applicants will
    be considered on application.
    Refer to our specialist team in our Decision Centre for a Decision in principle,
    by calling 0870 241 3088

      


  


Property Information
   

    25 charge if lenders Buildings Insurance is not taken.
    Schedule of the policy is required. No minimum property
    value stipulated, but the re-instatement value is required
    for insurance purposes
    Insurance Cancellation Fee 25
    
    PURCHASE
    Main Residence House / Flat
    Second Home House / Flat
    Home for Dependent House / Flat
    Holiday Home House / Flat
    Council RTB House / Flat (not high rise block) - 100% DPP 
     maximum 95% OMV. Over 100% DPP may be lent for home 
     improvements. If borrowing more than 75% OMV normal MIGP's 
     apply
    
    TENURE
    Freehold House
    Leasehold House / Flat
    Feuhold House / Flat (Scotland)
    Minimum lease required on application is 30 years + mortgage
    term 
    Minimum lease required on redemption is 30 years

    CONSTRUCTION
    Conventional Brick / Tile
    Brick on Wood
    Steel Frame (depends on type - considered individually)
    Concrete (Depends on type - considered on an individual basis)
    Timber Frame House
                 
    PROPERTY
    Flat upto 4th floor (with / without a lift)

    OTHER
    Converted Flat
    Ex Council House / Flat
    No inside WC (subject to suitable retention - Refer - only if 
                   WC to be installed)
    Single Bedroom - Refer
    Thatched House
    NHBC required if property less than 10 years old
    No bathroom (Retention - Funds would be released once bathroom 
     had been fitted)

LOCATION
    England (inc Isle of Wight) Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland


  


Survey Fees
   

~       Purchase Price Valuation  
~                      Fee       
~
    

    The cost of the valuation report includes a non-refundable Application
    Fee of 75 and commission of 270 which is earned by Northern Rock for
    facilitating, accepting and assessing the valuation report for 
    mortgage purposes.  The commission cannot be refunded once the 
    valuation has been instructed.  The balance is the valuers fee, which 
    cannot be refunded once the inspection has been carried out.  A 
    valuation cannot be instructed until this fee is paid. 
    Where the valuer is not instructed by Northern Rock immediately 
    following receipt of an application form, for example in Scotland, 
    the 75 Application Fee and 270 commission will be debited to the 
    mortgage account on completion. 
    For applications for a CAT Standard Mortgage, there will be no 
    Application Fee and the commission which is earned by Northern Rock 
    for facilitating, accepting and assessing the valuation report for 
    mortgage purposes will be 150.
    For loans where the advance exceeds 1million, and additional desktop
    valuation will need to be carried out for a fee of 75. Reinspection 
    fee 55.


    Purchase Price HouseBuyer
                       Fee
          0  -  60000  515
     60001  - 100000  555
    100001  - 150000  595
    150001  - 200000  640
    200001  - 250000  685
    250001  - 500000  750
    500001  - 750000  800
    750001  - 1000000 850
    1000001 - 1500000 1050
    1500001 - 2000000 1250
    2000001 - 2500000 1450
    2500001 - 3000000 1750
    3000001 and above  By Negotiation 

    For loans where the advance exceeds 500,000 a desktop 
    valuation will need to be carried out - Refer for fee

    Valuations by panel valuer
    Reinspection fee - Refer for fee
    Further Advances - Refer for fee
   



  


Higher Lending Charge
   

|    (Known to Lender as Risk Charge Fee)

|    Lender pays Risk charge upto & including 95%


  


Miscellanious
   

    Max loan 5000000 ( by negotiation / refer to lender )

    Bridging Finance         ||: Closed
    Drawdown Facility        ||: Yes - Flexible choice standard product
    Equity Release           ||: Depends on purpose - Refer
    Premium Funder           ||: No
    Self Build               ||: Refer
    Group Build              ||: Refer
    Shared Ownership         ||: No
    Top Ups                  ||: No
    Further Advances         ||: Existing Borrowers - 299 Fee 
                             ||| includes valuation (185 
                             ||| Scotland)
    Split Loans (End / Rep)  ||: Yes 
    Negative Equity          ||: Existing NRBS Mortgage Customers
    ERP Refund / Waiver      ||: If porting existing product to a 
                             ||| new loan / property redemption is 
                             ||| waived, if taking a new product 
                             ||| redemption is halved
    Legal Fees Package       ||: No
    Secured Loans            ||: Yes
    Semi / Full Commercial   ||: See Commercial Finance
    Second Charges           ||: No
    Minimum Term             ||:  7 years
    Maximum Term             ||: 35 years / 30yrs Together Range 
    Reference Fee            ||: 80
    Questionnaire Fee        ||: 75
    Telegraphic Transfer     ||: 30

    Northern Rock BTL products;
    PLease note that the minimum income required is 25k.

    Non EEA Nationals - must have permenant right to remain in the UK.
    Maximum LTV is restricted to 75%, and all products are available 
    except Together, HERM and Cash Reserve.

    EEA Nationals - standard lending policy applies. All products
    available except Together and Unsecured Cash Reserve.

    CURRENT ACCOUNT, Customers can opt to receive
    Connections Benefit, no interest is earned on the customers 
    account instead, we calculate the average monthly cleared 
    credit balance on the current account. Then, interest on the 
    mortgage / unsecured loan is only calculated on the amount 
    above the average monthly cleared credit funds in the current 
    account                                        
                         
    SAVINGS ACCOUNT, Customers can opt to receive
    Connection Benefit, no interest is earned on the customers 
    account instead, we calculate the average monthly cleared 
    credit balance on the savings account. Then, interest on the 
    mortgage / unsecured loan is only calculated on the amount 
    above the average monthly cleared credit funds in the savings
    account                                        
                          
    Connection Interest, Only available on the savings account. 
    With this option, interest is earned on the savings account at 
    the same rate as the together connections mortgage. As interest 
    is being earned it will be subject to tax as appropriate 

    HELP WITH COSTS OPTION (refer to lender for products that will
    have this incentive)

    Upto 1000 Help With Costs benefit - Refer,this benefit will now only 
    be clawed back should the borrower change their mortgage product within
    the first 3.5 years following completion. 

    PURCHASE
    Home Purchase customers can also use the Panel Solicitors, and
    prices will be agreed on an individual basis.  These Fees
    cannot be added to the loan

    LOYALTY DISCOUNT
    A Loyalty Discount is also available for existing borrowers 
    who have held their current loan for more than seven years, 
    guaranteed to give at least 0.25% discount off their current 
    rate for the remaining term of the loan. 

    SERVICE/PROC PAYMENTS
    Refer to Lender
    
    Early Repayment Charge 

    Early repayment charge in years 1 to 5 will be on the orginal loan 
    amount borrowed, in years 6 to 10 it is applied to the outstanding
    mortgage balance on full redemption or on any capital repayments made


    All Products are portable, i.e. the remaining terms and conditions 
    of the original loan are transferable to a new property when a 
    customer moves home. Where the loan is ported the Early Repayment 
    Charge relating to the balance transferred will be refunded. 
    If the new loan is for less than the amount required to redeem the 
    original mortgage you will be required to pay the Early Repayment 
    Charge on the reduction in balance. All transfers must take place 
    within 3 months of redemption of the original loan. 

    250 will be charged on completion of the loan where the balance 
    is increased. Any increase in balance will be subject to the original 
    terms and conditions. 

    If the customer moves home and takes out a new product with Northern 
    Rock within 3 months of redemption of the original loan then half the 
    Early Repayment Charge will be Refunded. For Cashback mortgages a 
    refund of a quarter of the Early Repayment Charge is available 
    following year 2 while the loan must have been in existence for 3 
    years for the half refund to apply

    For remortgage customers wishing to raise additional capital an 
    additional arrangement fee of 95 will be charged

    INCOME MULTIPLES
    Refer to Lender for full explanation of Income Multiple Calculations
    Multiples shown are just a guideline

    ADDITIONAL CASE INFORMATION
    This table provides details of the documents we will require to verify 
    income. Please ensure that all paperwork, including fees, are in order 
    and forms are signed and dated before submission. This will help us to
    process the application quickly.

    Customer Credit Score Customers with an LTV up to and including 85%
                          (80% for loans over 500,000)	
    
    High Credit Score 	  Fully completed Confirmation of Identity and 
                          Affordability Forms required. 	

    Medium Credit Score   Fully completed Confirmation of Identity and 
                          Affordability Forms required.	

    Low Credit Score 	  Employed: 3 of the last 6 months payslips plus 
                          last P60. If paid weekly 4 of the last 8 weeks 
                          payslips plus last P60.Self Employed: Accountant 
                          certificate or last 3 years accounts or last 
                          3 years tax assessments.In addition, last 
 	                  mortgage statement or lender reference.


   Customer Credit Score  Customers with LTV greater than 85%
                          (80% for loans over 500,000)

   High Credit Score -    Employed: last monthly payslip or two weeks payslips.
                          Self Employed: accountant certificate, last 2 
	                  years accounts or last 2 years tax assessments.

   Medium Credit Score -  Employed: 2 of the last six monthly payslips plus 
                          last P60. If weekly paid, 4 of the last 8 weeks 
                          payslips plus last P60.
                          Self Employed: accountant certificate or last 2 years 
                          accounts or last 2 years tax assessments.

   Low Credit Score -     Employed: 3 of the last 6 months payslips plus last 
                          P60. If paid weekly 4 of the last 8 weeks payslips
                          plus last P60.
                          Self Employed: Accountant certificate or last 3 years
                          accounts or last 3 years tax assessments.
                          In addition, last mortgage statement or lender reference.

   The Additional Case Information required for Low Credit Scores will also   
   be required for the following applications:
   . All applications for together products - irrespective of LTV or Credit Score
   . All FTB applications - irrespective of LTV or Credit Score
   . All BTL applications at 70% LTV or above 
   . All applications with an Unsecured Cash Reserve where the combined
     LTV exceeds 85%.

   For loans over 500K above 80% LTV we will also require the last 3
   months bank statements in addition to all other requested case
   information.
  
   For Customers employed less than 6 months, an employers reference will
   be required.

   Northern Rock reserves the right to seek additional information where
   we believe the lending risk requires further investigation. Northern 
   Rock reserves the right to carry out occupation and income reasonability
   checks on any case at application stage.  Following completion, Northern 
   Rock will, from time to time, seek retrospective confirmation of income 
   for loan performance monitoring purposes. This is in accordance with FSA 
   Best Practice guidelines. These application and post completion checks 
   will involve contacting employers in some instances.

   It is an offence to knowingly make a false, inaccurate or misleading
   declaration when applying for a mortgage.  If you make such a declaration
   you may face criminal prosecution and/or civil action for recovery of 
   any losses incurred by Northern Rock.


  

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