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Martin Lewis warns first time buyers need to be 'cautious' over new deposit-free mortgage scheme

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Published 18:15 10 May 2023 GMT+1

Martin Lewis warns first time buyers need to be 'cautious' over new deposit-free mortgage scheme

The money-saving expert shared his thoughts after Skipton Building Society announced a new mortgage

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has urged first-time buyers to use caution when it comes to considering the new deposit-free mortgages on the market.

Ears pricked up across Britain yesterday (9 May) when Skipton Building Society announced its 'industry-first' Track Record Mortgage, which aims to allow renters to get a foot on the property ladder even if they don't have a deposit saved up.

Skipton's mortgage aims to get renters on the property ladder.
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As long as the customer meets certain criteria laid out by Skipton, for example being a first time buyer over the age of 21 with evidence of good rental history, customers could borrow up to 100 percent of the cost of the home.

The news sounded almost too good to be true for a lot of renters, many of who have struggled to save up the money necessary for a deposit due to high rent costs each month. But what does our trusted money-saving expert think?

Well, Lewis released a statement after Skipton announced its new mortgage and pointed out that he's long been on board with better help for buyers, though he made clear the importance of being educated on what you're getting yourself in to.

"I've campaigned for years to try and help mortgage prisoners locked in at hideous unaffordable rates, and the spectre of 100 percent mortgages returning leaves me with mixed feelings," Lewis said.

"Years of property-porn TV shows have spouted the idea that you must buy a house as soon as possible, as big as possible – actually, the real priority is not to overstretch your finances.

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"Before the 2007 financial crash, banks would simply throw mortgage loans out to anyone walking past a branch window; now we need to be more careful."

Martin Lewis is 'welcoming' of the mortgage.
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Skipton itself has acknowledged the need to be wary when giving out new mortgages, with Charlotte Harrison, CEO of Home Financing at Skipton, assuring the mortgage has been 'carefully created with the challenges generation rent is facing in mind'.

"In building our mortgage product with these challenges at the centre we’re ensuring considerations around negative equity have been fully taken into account," she said.

Lewis described Skipton's criteria of requiring a good rental track record to prove ability to make mortgage payments as 'sensible', and as a result he said he 'cautiously welcome[s]' the mortgage.

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However, he made clear it would only be an option for 'some' - not everybody - and welcomed it if 'done carefully'.

"I cautiously welcome it, done carefully, after advice, as an option for some," Lewis said.

More information on Skipton's new mortgage is available here.

Featured Image Credit: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock/Robert Camargo / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Martin Lewis, Money, UK News

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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