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home ownership
Easy Living preferred mortgage lenders
Not all lenders provide mortgages for part-buy, part-rent. Derwent Living would like to recommend you contact one of the following preferred lenders:


Mortgages through Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society has been helping people buy their own homes for over 130 years and is going from strength to strength. We make this as easy as possible by having fully qualified Mortgage Advisors in all of our branches where no appointment is necessary. So when you find the house of your dreams, we are on hand to make it a reality! We have a wide range of mortgage products available including our popular Shared Ownership (part-buy, part-rent) mortgage products.- Leeds Building Society helps by allowing you to borrow up to 100% of your share of the property
- No deposit is required
- Competitive rates from an award winning society
- Fees assisted and fee free options
- Local branch network with friendly, qualified staff
- No appointment necessary
- You can apply by telephone on 01332 344644 or 01159 472841 if you don’t have time to go into a branch

Mortgages through Abbey
Abbey offers a wide range of mortgages for Shared Ownership (part-buy, part-rent) schemes – Tracker, Fixed and Flexible options. Don’t worry if you are not sure what you need, we can advise you on the best option for you depending on your circumstances.Consider the benefits of an Abbey Mortgage!
- Borrow up to 95% maximum loan to value of ‘the share’ (a Higher Lending Charge is payable)
- Decision in principle given immediately
- Mortgage Certificate provided for your Housing Association
- Borrow up to 5 times your salary (subject to income and affordability)
- Solicitor Referral Service – offering you a fixed cost for legal fees
Saving money at the start. Abbey can offer you a variety of money saving choices:
- Great rates
- Free valuation (up to a maximum property value of £2.5m)
- No booking fee options
- £250 towards your legal fees (repayable if you repay your mortgage within the first 2 years)
- Cash back option (repayable if you repay your mortgage within the first 5 years)
- You can apply to Lis Berrington via telephone on 07985 865738
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Mortgages through West Bromwich Building Society
The West Bromwich Building Society, the 8th biggest in the UK, has been one of the best performing building societies in recent years, achieving record financial results year-upon-year over the past decade.The West Brom has more than 600,000 members and is committed to offering a wide range of products that really give value and choice. That encompasses mortgages, savings, investments, general insurance and financial planning.
The consistently impressive performance of the West Brom can be seen in the 75 external awards collected by the Society in the past five years, incorporating business excellence, value-for-money products, diversity, staff satisfaction and community support.


