Guidance on the required documentation for your customer's mortgage application

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Other (non-taxable)

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Bank Statements showing credits or Benefit Award letter

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Basic earnings

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips. See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Other (non-taxable)

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Bank Statements showing credits or Benefit Award letter

The below includes the probationary period of a permanent contract:

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Basic earnings

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips and 3 months’ bank statements

Pilot/Cabin crew can have multiple elements to their income that may also benefit from tax relief, which is acceptable. Please note that expenses payments or reimbursement for costs can't be used as income.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main and other

Key on application as: Key according to relevant Income types

Evidence: 3 months consecutive pay slips. YTD income should support

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Car Allowance

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips. See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Carer’s Allowance

Evidence: Benefit Award Letter

Carer's Allowance is paid to people aged 16 or over spending at least 35 hours per week caring for someone with substantial caring needs. We accept 100% of a Carer’s Allowance.

We support customers who are contractors and have dedicated information on our Contractors hub, including:

• PAYE Contract Workers including Zero hour and Agency workers.
• Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
• Umbrella Company Contractor.
• High Income / Day Rate Contractors.

For detailed information please see our Contractors Hub.

Earning £75k,000 on a Day Rate:

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Self-employed

Evidence: 

• Proof of Contract(s) for a 12 month period showing a minimum of 6 months completed.
• Latest 3 months business and personal Bank Statements.

Paid through Umbrella Company or Fixed short-term contract

Evidence: 

• Proof of Contract(s) for a 12 month period showing a minimum of 6 months completed.
• Latest 3 months business and personal Bank Statements.
• Latest Payslip (1 month OR 4 weeks).

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Disibility Living Allowance

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Bank Statements showing credits OR Benefit Award Letter.

Less than 20% shareholding in company:

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main/Other

Key on application as: Dividend

Evidence:

• Latest 6 months Dividends Vouchers/ Payslips OR
• 2 years SA302/Tax Assessments

Acceptable?  No

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Basic earnings

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips and 3 months’ bank statements

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Other taxable income

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Bank Statements showing credits OR Benefit Award Letter

Acceptable? Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Other non-taxable income

Evidence: 3 months consecutive Bank Statements showing credits OR Benefit award letter

Acceptable?  No

Only acceptable if received in conjunction with DLA or PIP:

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Other non-taxable income

Evidence: Benefit Award letter

Locum income paid on a PAYE basis, please see zero hours contract.

Locum income paid on a self-employed basis, please see self-employed.

• A variation of allowances can be received by customers to compensate for the location of their work e.g. Town Allowance, High Cost Area Allowance, Area Allowance etc.
• Consideration should be given to whether the customer is relocating as part of the application, and whether the income will continue.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Basic earnings     

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips. See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Child maintenance   

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Bank Statements. May need Court order (where applicable). See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Child maintenance:

Child maintenance can be accepted at 100%. This can either be court ordered or non-court ordered.

Court Approved Maintenance (spousal):

Can be accepted at 100%. This will be subject to underwriting and we may require sight of the court order.

• There is an expectation the payments will continue at the current level for at least the next 5 years and we may also need to understand how the customer will replace this income when it ends.
• We require up to 3 months bank statements to evidence this, please see your tailored packaging requirements upon submission of the Full Mortgage Application.
• The party paying the maintenance can’t be named on the bank account the maintenance is paid into.
• We can consider maintenance income paid by someone living abroad subject to the underwriters discretion, upon a Full Mortgage Application being submitted. This must be paid in an acceptable currency. 

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Guaranteed Overtime     

Evidence:

• Latest 3 months consecutive payslips showing overtime.
• Contract.

Where this is paid weekly the latest 13 payslips will be required.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Regular overtime

Evidence: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips showing overtime. YTD income should support.

Where this is paid weekly the latest 13 payslips will be required.

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Employed

When a customer is on maternity or paternity leave, it is important to understand the current and future circumstances for mortgage affordability purposes.

In all scenarios:

• We require details of future childcare provision and costs, where applicable. You can use the customer declared amount, if known, or national averages.
• Ensure to capture a known increase in under 18 financial dependants.

We reserve the right to request additional information if required.

Returning to work on the same basis

We will use the customer's basic salary earned prior to going on maternity/paternity leave for affordability purposes.

Evidence for Residential applications:

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month payslip prior to maternity leave

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive payslips prior to maternity leave

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive payslips prior to maternity leave and 3 months most recent bank statements.

Returning to work on a different basis

We will use the customers future basic salary, based on a pro rata of the previous basic salary, prior to going on maternity/paternity leave, for affordability purposes.

Evidence for all Residential applications:

-      If using basic earnings only, we will need a letter from employer confirming:

The customers new hours
Their new annual salary based on them returning on a different basis
When their new salary will take effect

Please note, this won’t be requested on the application portal as part of basic packaging, but we will always require this.  

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive payslips prior to maternity leave. Our underwriters reserve the right to also request a letter from the employer as detailed above.

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive payslips prior to maternity leave and 3 months most recent bank statements. Our underwriters reserve the right to also request from you an employers letter as detailed above. 

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Other income - state pension

Evidence: Latest Bank Statement showing credit OR Department of Works & Pension Statement

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Other income-Private/employer pension

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside any other income: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips. See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

We can use up to 100% of second job income.

We require a minimum of 6 months employment to utilise the income from a 2nd job. We will require a longer track record where the second job is not a permanent PAYE contract.

We can consider income from more than 2 jobs and would need to understand the overall sustainability of the income ie: amount of hours worked each week. 

Evidence for residential New Business applications: See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Evidence for Product Transfer with Additional Borrowing applications:  

-      If using basic earnings only: Latest 1 month Payslip

-      If using alongside a variable or other income type: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips

Evidence for Buy To Let applications: Latest 3 months consecutive Payslips. See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ.

Further information or income evidence may be requested by the underwriter during the application process.

We can consider Seafarers income if this is paid in an acceptable currency to NatWest and can be evidenced via payslips and where tax is not paid at source, the most recent SA302 to confirm that the client is registered for UK tax.

The client must also have permanent right to reside in the UK, have settled or pre-settled status or Irish Citizenship AND must live in the UK when not at sea.

The evidence requirements will depend on the customer's employment type.

Acceptable? Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Employed OR Self-employed as required

Evidence: Tax paid at source: Payslip(s)* Tax not paid at source: Payslip(s)* and Latest SA302.

*Number of payslips will depend on income type - refer to applicable income type e.g. Contractor (PAYE).

See case packaging requirements on Full Mortgage Application as these could differ:

Sole Traders or Partnerships

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Self-employed

Evidence: 

• 2 years SA100 (Tax Return) OR Full and Finalised accounts.
• 2 years SA302 Tax Calculation and Tax year overview.
• 3 months Personal Bank statements.
• 3 months Business Bank statements(if applicable).

See Sole Traders or Partnerships on our Self-employed Hub for more information.

Limited partnership or Limited Liability partnership

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Self-employed

Evidence: 

• 2 years SA100 (Tax Return) OR Full and Finalised accounts.
• 2 years SA302 Tax Calculation and Tax Year overview.
• 3 months Personal Bank statements.
• 3 months Business Bank statements.

See Partnerships on our Self-employed Hub for more information.

Limited Company

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Self-employed

Evidence:

• 2 years Full and Finalised accounts.
• 2 years SA302 Tax Calculation and Tax Year overview.
• 3 months Personal Bank statements.
• 3 months Business Bank statements.

See Limited Company on our Self-employed Hub for more information.

Acceptable? No

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: Commission

Evidence: Treated as Commission; latest 3 months consecutive Payslips showing commission payments

Acceptable? Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Universal Credit

Evidence: Latest Universal Credit Statement(s)

Universal Credit may comprise of:

• Standard Allowance - This can only be included where it can be evidenced from the award statement that the customer is employed i.e. the statement details the take-home pay. This will confirm that the customer is in receipt of Working Tax Credits and employment support allowance and not unemployment benefits. If the take-home pay shows as £0 on the statement, Universal Credit can’t be used for mortgage purposes.
• Children - This is treated the same as Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits. 
• Housing - This should be deducted from the monthly payment figure and not included for mortgage affordability purposes.

The customer must provide their Universal Credit statement(s). This must include a full breakdown of this income. Circumstances are assessed each month meaning the amount paid may change.

Please note the customer(s) named on the award statement must match the application. 

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Main

Key on application as: State pension

Evidence: Latest Bank Statement OR Pension Statement

Acceptable?  Yes

Main or Other: Other

Key on application as: Other taxable income

Evidence: Latest Bank Statement OR Pension Statement