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The specialist lender

you've always dreamed of

We’re always dreaming big at Vida.​ Which is why we’ve made some fantastic
changes to transform how we support you and your customers to find a place to call home.

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Remortgage with Vida


Make your clients remortgage nightmares become a dream with Vida!


What’s changed?

  • Increased LTVs up to 85%, including for debt consolidation
  • Increased Interest Only LTVs up to 75% with the term extended to 40 years
  • 6x loan to income now available to all clients
  • Reduced the minimum loan size to £50k
  • Introduced Fee Saver products with a free valuation
  • Personal investments now considered as a remortgage purpose

What about specialist properties?

  • Removed restriction on the number of storeys
  • We now consider all types of property near to / above commercial
  • We’ve enhanced our criteria across cladding, flying freeholds and coach houses
  • Extended postcode coverage in Scotland

Intermediary support - quick links

More useful tips and information.

Get our current service levels

Here are our current mortgage service levels. Updated daily:

  • DIP Referral: 24 hours
  • Valuation receipt: 7 working days
  • Initial Underwriter Review: 2 working days
Get your criteria questions answered

We get it. You just want a quick answer on whether your specialist case will fit.

You can call the V-Hub on 03300 246 246 and run your client's case past one of our team. If you'd prefer, you can search our online lending criteria, or tap on MILO - our lending criteria virtual assistant - to get the answers you need.

Prefer to email? Send your criteria questions to askmilo@vidahomeloans.co.uk and we'll reply as soon as we can.

Get registered

You'll need to register before you submit your client's residential or buy-to-let mortgage decision in principle or application.

To register, please make sure you have the following information to hand:

  • Company name and Financial Services Register reference number
  • Company registered address and office address (if different) including postcode
  • Whether you are Directly Authorised (DA) or a Appointed Representative (AR). If AR please select your network company name
  • Business submission route - via packager, club or network
  • Personal contact details.

 

We've enhanced our criteria

We've transformed how we support you and your customers with enhanced criteria across the board for both Residential and Buy to Let.

Our Service Pledge

Our pledge to you means great service or, we'll refund the £180 application fee - it really is that simple!


Our service pledge ➜

Residential

Life isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Which is why we’ve made some enhancements to our Residential criteria.


View all residential enhancements ➜

Buy to let

You'll be on cloud 9 with our Buy to Let criteria enhancements, making it easier for your landlord clients to get a mortgage with us.

View all Buy to let enhancements ➜

Got a question?

Our V-Hub team and Underwriters are on hand to help at every stage

Contact the V-Hub

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Please email your enquiry to askmilo@vidahomeloans.co.uk
or call 03300 246 246

We usually respond within 24 hours

This chat is for Intermediary use only and cannot be used to discuss any personal details or data relating to clients or applications.

Any response will not constitute a formal agreement or advice. Each application is assessed individually and subject to our policies and credit and processes.

For all other enquiries please email enquiries@vidahomeloans.co.uk
or call 03300 246 246

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