Our client is a Self-Build specialist who is looking for a Senior Underwriter to join the team. They are the place for Self-Build, Renovation and Conversion products and services in the UK and are growing rapidly.
This is not your everyday, run of the mill, Senior Underwriter role, planning and organising a Self-Build mortgage takes time and necessitates building a real long-term relationship with your client.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help people change their lives. Self-building is more than just buying a house it is often the realisation of a dream for an entire family.
Duties will include:
- Carry out accurate underwriting assessment of applications and supporting financial and build documentation with reference to various lenders’ criteria.
- Complete appropriate assessment forms/tools to a high standard.
- Communicate lender requirements in a professional manner to broker or customer in accordance with lender policy.
- Carry out accurate assessment of supporting financial and project documentation when received to ensure compliance with lenders’ policy.
- Achieve high standard of application submission with minimum of post-submission lender requirements.
- Work proactively with brokers, applicants and lenders to achieve mortgage offer within target timescales.
- Maintain and build lender and broker relationships.
- Manage/coach/develop a team of 2 underwriters.
The successful candidate will be CeMAP qualified and have vast experience in a manual mortgage underwriting role. Ideally this experience will be within a building society (or similar).
If you have self-build lending experience it would be an advantage but it’s not essential.