Apply from the comfort of your own home
Apply online with advice
- Start your mortgage application online
- And get expert help over the phone
- You can then complete your application online
Great, you've found the Post Office Money® Mortgage you want. You can apply online or over the phone.
Post Office Money® Mortgages are provided by Bank of Ireland UK
Apply for a First Start mortgage by phone. We're here from:
0800 917 9918
All calls to 0800 numbers are free of charge whether made from a landline or mobile phone. Calls may be monitored or recorded for training and compliance purposes.
Your Approval in Principle (AIP) lasts for 30 days.
No need to post your documents to us, you can upload them all securely online.
If you're applying online you can save and track your application whenever you like so you can see how it's progressing.
Your income details. Including your salary, regular bonuses and overtime.
Your outgoings. Including any loan details, like credit card debt, overdrafts, and student loans.
Proof of identity. For instance a passport or a driving licence, and right to reside and work if you're a non EU national.
An Approval in Principle (AIP) is also known as an Agreement in Principle, Decision in Principle, Mortgage in Principle or a Mortgage Promise. An AIP is useful if you want to know how much you could borrow. If you provide Post Office Money with a few personal details about you and anyone else who will be named on the mortgage we'll give you a statement of how much we'll be able to lend to you in principle (don't worry, we're not committing to anything at this stage). You'll need to request an AIP before completing a full mortgage application.
A Mortgage Offer will set out the terms under which we're prepared to offer you a mortgage. It will be issued once we receive your full application and necessary checks, such as a valuation and confirmation of your details, have been carried out.
If you start your application with advice over the phone or online then you’ll be able to get an Approval in Principle (AIP) with a soft credit check which won’t affect your credit rating. If you wish to apply online without advice, a hard credit check will be carried out. Soft credit checks don’t affect your credit rating or ability to borrow from lenders in the future. Soft credit checks are not seen by other lenders and can only be seen by you on your credit report.
Yes, you can. We need two years' trading accounts, and you need to have been trading for a minimum of three years.
There are a few things to consider before you apply. We have some key lending criteria below:
You can see the full list of lending criteria for our First Start mortgages here.
Yes. Our mortgages are fully portable. This means you can transfer the interest rate and early repayment charge conditions on your existing Post Office Money Mortgage balance to your new property. This is subject to a new offer being made based upon the lender’s current criteria. If you don’t need to borrow extra amounts your mortgage product can remain the same.
Yes. If you’re in a promotional period, you can overpay a minimum of £500 and a maximum of 10% of the outstanding mortgage balance (as at 31 March the previous year) without incurring any early repayment or administration charges. Once the promotional period is over, the amount you can overpay is unlimited, but if you pay off your mortgage in full charges may apply.
Please note our online mortgage application is only compatible with Internet Explorer 9+, Google Chrome 34+, Firefox 28+, Safari 5 and 7 web browsers and is not optimised for mobile phones.
Subject to status and lending criteria. Written illustrations available upon request. Borrowers must be aged 21 or over.
Post Office Limited is an appointed representative of Bank of Ireland (UK) plc which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, FRN 512956. You can check this on the Financial Services Register by visiting the website www.fca.org.uk/register or by contacting the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 0800 111 6768. Bank of Ireland UK is a trading name of Bank of Ireland (UK) plc which is registered in England & Wales (No. 07022885). Registered Office: Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street, London, EC4M 9BE. Post Office Limited is registered in England and Wales (No. 2154540). Registered Office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ. Post Office Money and the Post Office Money logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited.