Contractor Mortgage Guide

What would unlock more lenders?

See how many lenders currently assess your day rate — and exactly what a higher day rate, more days a week or a different contract type would unlock.

This is an information tool, not advice: it shows more lenders whose published criteria you'd meet, not a recommendation, a decision in principle, or a guarantee any lender will approve you.

Worked example: £300/day, 5 days a week, day-rate contract

A day-rate contractor at £300/day, checked against our full 13-lender contractor panel.

Currently matches 9 of 13 lenders' day-rate routes. The nearest lever that would unlock another is NatWest: raising your day rate to £330/day would clear its £75,000/yr income threshold at the same ×46-week multiplier — nothing else about the case needs to change.

Change the inputs below to model your own numbers.

Your situation

£/day

Contract type

Your day rate is currently assessed by 9 of 13 lenders we track.

Your day rate

Currently 300 £

  • At £330, you'd likely add: NatWest

Days worked per week

Currently 5

  • At 6 days/week, you'd likely add: NatWest

Contract type

Currently Day rate (agency/PAYE)

  • Switching to umbrella may add: Nationwide
  • Switching to limited company (PSC) may add: Barclays
  • Switching to fixed-term may add: Nationwide

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Indicative only, based on published lender criteria (verified 2026-07-13). This shows more lenders whose published criteria you'd meet — it isn't an offer, a decision in principle, or a promise any lender will approve you. Criteria change frequently and lenders apply full underwriting.

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