Self-Employed Mortgage: When the Latest Year's Income Makes the Difference
When the most recent year's figures tell a stronger story than the average, the right lender can weight the latest year — and it can change what you can borrow.
By Matthew Pigrome CeMAP
Founder of Mortgage321 · Working in financial services since 1989
Client type
Self-employed applicant (sole trader or contractor)
Mortgage objective
Purchase or remortgage using the latest year's stronger income
Primary challenge
Most high-street lenders average two or three years, which can understate a recently improved position.
Key lesson
Some lenders will weight the most recent year or use an accountant's projection where the trend is clearly upward.
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