CIS Contractor Mortgages Based on Your Day Rate

Increase the amount you can borrow and buy the house you want with a mortgage based on your CIS tax vouchers or payslips rather than your salary and dividends, even if you’re new to contracting.

Borrow based on your day rate

No accounts required

Increase the amount you can borrow

Buy the house you want

Why CIS Contractor Mortgages Are Different

If you’re a CIS contractor, the problem with getting a mortgage is rarely your income.

It’s the way lenders assess it.

Most lenders are set up for straightforward salaried employees. When income comes weekly CIS tax vouchers or payslips,  day rates, umbrella payslips or limited companies, many lenders struggle to assess it properly.

This can result in you:

  • Being told you can borrow far less than expected
  • Being asked for accounts you don’t yet have
  • Or worse, being declined despite earning well and having an ongoing contract.

This is because CIS contractor income doesn’t fit neatly into a standard payslip. Day rates, weekly tax vouchers, payslips, holiday pay, adjustments and income flowing through a limited company are often misunderstood or ignored altogether. To the wrong lender, that complexity looks like risk, even when your income is stable and predictable.

Meanwhile, permanent colleagues and friends on similar notice periods are assessed easily, simply because their income looks familiar on paper.

Apply to the wrong lender and you risk wasted time, unnecessary stress, and a declined application that still leaves you no closer to buying the property you want.

A Smarter Way to Assess CIS Contractor Income

But it doesn’t have to be that way because at Bluebell Mortgages, we have a detailed knowledge of CIS contractor mortgages.

We understand how CIS contractor income works in practice, whether you’re paid through an umbrella company or your own limited company, or receive weekly or monthly tax vouchers and we know which lenders are genuinely comfortable assessing contractor applications properly.

Instead of forcing your income into criteria that was never designed for CIS contractors, we:

• Start with your contract and day rate
• Translate that into a realistic borrowing figure
• Match you with lenders who assess CIS contractor income sensibly

This means your application is structured correctly from the outset, reducing delays, avoiding unnecessary rejections, and removing the guesswork.
In many cases, your mortgage can be based on your day rate, not restricted by salary, dividends or company profits.  Meaning you can borrow more without having to restructure your income, or take extra money out of the business just to satisfy a lender who doesn’t understand CIS contractor pay.

To find out how much you could borrow, fill in our one-minute enquiry form below or call us on 01473 213312

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Borrow more. Buy the house you want.

Without being penalised for how you’re paid.

Borrow based on your day rate

No accounts required in many cases

Potential to increase how much you can borrow

Why CIS Contractors Choose Bluebell Mortgages

Comprehensive Range of Mortgages From Across The Market

We have access to over 100 lenders, including those who are happy to lend to CIS contractors, even if you’ve only recently made the move into contracting.

By using the right lender and presenting your income correctly, you could borrow more, secure a better rate, buy the house you want and avoid settling for less. We don’t just help with purchases. We also arrange CIS contractor mortgages for:

• Remortgage – secure a better rate
• Raising capital

• Home improvements
• Debt consolidation

So you don’t have to stay stuck with your current lender.

Save Time and Avoid Rejections

We have a detailed understanding of CIS contractor mortgages. Once we’ve reviewed your situation, we’ll know which lenders are most likely to say yes.

That means no wasted applications, no unnecessary credit checks, and no weakening your credit profile by applying to the wrong lender.

We handle everything  from sourcing the right mortgage to preparing your application and managing the paperwork. You’ll also have a dedicated administration team supporting your case from start to finish and liaising with estate agents, solicitors and other parties to keep things moving.

Fast Decisions When You Need Them

When you find the right property, timing matters.

Thanks to our streamlined processes and deep knowledge of the CIS contractor mortgage market, once we have the key information we need, we can often secure a Decision in Principle on the same day.

So you can move quickly and secure the house you want.We can even help you negotiate with estate agents and provide them the information they need to remove the property from the market.

One Point of Contact. No Call Centres.

You’ll deal with a real person throughout, not a call centre.

We can work with you by video call, phone, email or face-to-face — whatever suits you.

Even if your own bank has already said no, speak to the specialists who know where to look.

Find out how much you could borrow and which lenders are most likely to say yes.
Fill in the online enquiry form or call 01473 213312 to speak directly to a mortgage adviser.

Borrow more. Buy the house you want.
Without being penalised for how you’re paid.

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