If you borrow £178,000 over a 25-year term at 4.56% p.a. (fixed) for 60 months reverting to 7.50% p.a. (variable) for the remaining term, you would make 60 monthly payments of £995.45 and 240 monthly payments of £1261.11. The total payable would be £362,773.40, which includes the interest of £184,393, valuation fees of £0 and a product fee of £0. The overall cost for comparison is 6.4% APRC representative.
Kent Reliance Mortgage Rates & Fees Comparison
Kent Reliance offers a range of fixed and variable rate mortgages that could be suitable for you.
Kent Reliance is a building society with over 150 years of heritage that focuses on helping its customers grow their money; the primary services it provides are savings accounts, ISAs and bonds, business savings and mortgages.
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Kent Reliance’s buy-to-let mortgage rates
If you borrow £178,000 over a 25-year term at 4.56% p.a. (fixed) for 60 months reverting to 7.50% p.a. (variable) for the remaining term, you would make 60 monthly payments of £995.45 and 240 monthly payments of £1261.11. The total payable would be £362,773.40, which includes the interest of £184,393, valuation fees of £0 and a product fee of £0. The overall cost for comparison is 6.4% APRC representative.
What types of mortgages can I get with Kent Reliance?
- Fixed rate. Your interest rate will remain the same for a set amount of time.
- Remortgages. You can switch from your existing provider via one of Kent Reliance’s remortgage products.
- Discounted rate Your interest rate will remain a certain percentage below the lender’s standard variable rate for a set amount of time.
- Buy to let. Allowing you to borrow money to purchase an additional property and let it out.
- Interest-only. Your monthly repayments will only take into account mortgage interest. You’ll repay the capital at the end of the mortgage term.
- Shared ownership. This mortgage allows you to buy a percentage of a property and pay rent on the remainder. You can then apply to buy additional percentages as and when you can afford it.
How to apply
Applications for a Kent Reliance mortgage from new customers must be made through a mortgage adviser, while current borrowers looking to change their deal can do so through the website.
What information is needed to apply?
When applying for a Kent Reliance mortgage, you’ll need to provide the following documents:
- Proof of identity such as a passport or driving licence
- Proof of address such as a bank or mortgage statement, utility bill or council tax bill
- Previous 12 months’ employment history
- Latest three months’ payslips
- Latest three calendar months’ personal bank statements.
Self-employed applicants who have been trading for at least 12 months will be considered and will need 12 months’ previous track record in the industry in which they are now currently employed.
Those who have been trading for longer will need to provide the latest three years’ SA302s, finalised accounts or tax calculations submitted to HMRC.
Eligibility criteria
The following eligibility criteria applies for Kent Reliance mortgages:
- Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 79. The maximum age at the end of term is 85.
- Applicants must have lived and worked in the UK for the last three years.
- Self-employed applicants and contractors will be considered.
- Adverse credit will also be considered.
Applicants must not have had a County Court Judgement (CCJ) or defaults in the past 36 months. They must not have missed mortgage or secured loan payments in the past 12 months.
Those who have a debt management plan (DMP), Individual Voluntary Agreement (IVA), debt relief order (DRO) or who have applied for bankruptcy will not be accepted.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages to choose from
- Self-employed applicants and contractors are considered
- You do not necessarily need to have an excellent credit score to apply
Cons
- Those with CCJs, IVAs, DROs, DMPs and those who have been made bankrupt will not be accepted
- Early repayment charges apply to fixed rate mortgages if you leave your deal early
- You will need at least a 10% deposit to apply
Our verdict
Kent Reliance offers a range of both buy-to-let and residential mortgages to new and existing customers with a 10-25% deposit. It wins points for accepting self-employed applicants as well as contractors, but as always, it pays to shop around and compare mortgage rates elsewhere before deciding whether a Kent Reliance mortgage is right for you.
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