| Criteria Requirement | Assessment Policy |
|---|---|
| Income basis | Day rate–based assessment |
| Day-one lending | Case-by-case |
| Minimum history | Standard |
| IR35 (inside) stance | Contractor-friendly assessment |
| Umbrella accepted | Yes |
| Limited company | Yes |
| Gaps between contracts | Standard |
| Adverse credit | Clean credit preferred |
| Underwriting | Hybrid |
| Broker access | Intermediary only |
No — Accord is broker-only (the intermediary arm of Yorkshire Building Society). As a whole-of-market broker we can place your case with it. Terms are confirmed live at application.
On a day-rate basis for qualifying contractors, reading the contract rather than requiring years of accounts.
Yes — it's a specialist-broker benchmark for contractor lending, combining pragmatic criteria with mutual pricing. Specifics are confirmed at application.
Yes to both, with appropriate income evidence for each structure.
It prefers clean credit; adverse cases are usually better matched to specialist lenders. We'll triage the right tier.
Speak to our contractor mortgage specialists to check live Accord rates and verify your borrowing capacity.