Making changes to your mortgage

It’s important that you keep us up to date with your contact details and there’s no fee to make any changes.

We’ll update your phone number as soon as you tell us your new details.

If you’re changing your correspondence address, it will take us a few days to update our records, and as part of this process we’ll also ask you to tell us the reason why. Once the change has been made, we’ll write to you at both your old and new addresses to confirm that our records have been updated.

Update your contact details using Self-Serve

You can tell us about a change to your correspondence address or other contact details using Self-Serve, our secure online system, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

See our handy guide about how to do this

Please note – if you have more than one mortgage account registered under the same username, you’ll need to make the changes for each account in turn.

Update your contact details in writing or by calling us

You can also tell us your new contact details in writing or by calling us. You’ll find our address, phone number and opening hours on our contact us page.

To help avoid delays, if you write to tell us your new correspondence address, please remember to include your name, mortgage account number and the address of your mortgaged property. You’ll also need to tell us the reason why your correspondence address is changing. Depending on what you tell us, we may need to call you to understand more about this.

You can update the name that is held on your mortgage with us, for example if you’ve married or divorced. You won’t be charged a fee to make this change.

To do this we’ll need to see:

• A copy of your new signature
• A copy of your old signature

We’ll also need one of the following documents:

• Marriage certificate
• Decree absolute
• Birth certificate
• Change of name deed
• Civil partnership certificate

You’ll need to send the above to:

Rosolite Mortgages
PO Box 121
Skipton
BD23 9FL

We’ll return any original documents (e.g. your marriage certificate) by recorded delivery, usually within seven working days.

Certified true copies of the original documents will be accepted. The person who certifies the copy must be a member of a professional body, such as one of the following:

• Solicitor
• Bank or Building Society official
• Chartered Accountant
• Chartered Surveyor
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Minister of Religion
• Councillor
• Person with FCA regulated status
• Post office official (through the post office’s certification service)
• Member of Parliament, or Scottish/Welsh/Northern Ireland Assembly Member
• Serving police officer
• Social worker
• Embassy, consulate, or high commission officer in the country of issue
• Notary Public
• Commissioner for Oaths

Once you’ve given us the information and documents we need, we’ll update your records and start using your new name.

It takes a short time to arrange this, so you might receive letters addressed to your old name for a while.

Please remember – It’s your responsibility to ensure that other official records (such as with the Land Registry) are updated where necessary to reflect your change of name. If you are unsure of how to do this or what else may need updating, we recommend you seek independent legal advice from a solicitor.

To enable someone else (such as a friend or relative) to discuss and obtain information about your mortgage account or make payments on your behalf, you’ll need to request that a third party authority is set up. You wont be charged a fee to do this.

This authority lasts for a maximum of 12 months from the date it’s added, unless you specify a shorter period or tell us that you want it to stop before that.

Giving someone third party authority doesn’t change your agreement with us – it doesn’t make them responsible for your mortgage or give them an interest in your property. Any authority in place also ends on the death of an account holder.

If you’re unsure whether giving third party authority to someone is right for you, we recommend you seek independent legal advice from a solicitor.

How to request Third Party Authority

Please print, complete and post a third party authority form to us. If you don’t have a printer, you can sign in to Self-Serve and send us a secure message or call us and we’ll post the form to you.

When you complete the form, you’ll need to confirm what level of authority you want to give to the third party – whether they can request, obtain and discuss information about your account, whether they can make mortgage payments or whether they can do both.

You’ll also need to ask your nominated third party to complete part of the form and provide a signature.

If the third party is an individual, their signing the form confirms they have received a copy of our Privacy Notice, which explains how we’ll use their personal information. Please ensure they receive a copy of this document or tell them where they can find it on our website.

If there’s anyone else named on your mortgage account and you want to give the third party the authority to act for another borrower too, the other borrower will also need to sign the form.

Once the form is completed and signed by all necessary parties, please post it to us at this address:

Rosolite Mortgages
PO Box 121
Skipton
BD23 9FL

Once we’ve received your completed form, we’ll carry out routine checks with credit reference agencies to confirm the identity of the person you are giving third party authority to. These checks won’t leave a footprint on their credit file.

We’ll write to you confirming when the third party authority has been added to your account. This will typically take around seven working days from the date when we receive your request.

You should then let your third party know that the authority is in place, as we won’t tell them directly.

If you have Third Party Authority

If you’ve been given authority as a third party, please contact us to discuss any actions you may wish to take on behalf of our customer.

Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows someone (such as a friend or relative) to make decisions for you. They can act on your behalf if you’re no longer able or no longer want to make your own decisions – such as for long-term physical or mental health reasons.

With Power of Attorney in place, the nominated person (or people) would be able to discuss and obtain information about your mortgage account with us and make payments on your behalf.

You won’t be charged a fee for notifying us that a Power of Attorney is in place, but there may be other costs for you to consider when you set up a Power of Attorney.

If you’re unsure whether giving someone Power of Attorney is right for you, we recommend you seek independent legal advice from a solicitor.

Notifying us that Power of Attorney is in place

Before we’re able to act on a Power of Attorney, we’ll need to see the original court-executed Power of Attorney or a certified copy of it.

We’ll also need anyone named on the Power of Attorney who will be acting on behalf of our customer to supply two documents confirming their identity.

We’ll need one document from this list:

• Current full signed passport
• Disabled persons parking permit
• Resident permit issued to EU Nationals by the Home Office
• Current UK/EU photo driving licence
• Current full UK driving licence (old style)
• Firearms certificate

We’ll also need a second document from this list:

• Most recent annual statement
• Current local authority council tax bill
• Current local authority rent card or tenancy agreement
• Current bank / building society/ credit union statement or passbook
• Recent utility bill (not mobile phone) dated within the last three months
• Current UK / EU photo driving licence
• Current full UK driving licence (old style)

We’ll return any original documents by recorded delivery, usually within seven working days.

We can accept certified true copies of the original documents – although the person who certifies the copy must be a member of a professional body, such as one of the following:

• Solicitor
• Bank or Building Society official
• Chartered Accountant
• Chartered Surveyor
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Minister of Religion
• Councillor
• Person with FCA regulated status
• Post office official (through the post office’s certification service)
• Member of Parliament, or Scottish/Welsh/Northern Ireland Assembly Member
• Serving police officer
• Social worker
• Embassy, consulate, or high commission officer in the country of issue
• Notary Public
• Commissioner for Oaths

These documents should be sent to:

Rosolite Mortgages
PO Box 121
Skipton
BD23 9FL

After we’ve received and reviewed the necessary documents, we’ll record details of the nominated attorney(s) on the account and then write to our customer confirming this is in place. This will typically take around seven working days from the date we receive the correct documents.

We will not let the attorney know that the authority is in place, as we won’t write to them directly.

Holders of a Power of Attorney

If you hold a Power of Attorney and the steps above have been completed, please contact us to discuss any actions you may wish to take on behalf of our customer.

Ending a Power of Attorney

Once a Power of Attorney is in place, it will be valid for the period specified within the original document, unless our customer advises us, in writing, that this is no longer valid.

If that happens, we’ll then update our records and confirm in writing to our customer that the Power of Attorney has ceased.

A Power of Attorney will also cease upon the death of our customer.

When someone dies, dealing with their financial affairs can be stressful and upsetting. To see details of various organisations and charities offering emotional, practical and financial support, please see our bereavement page.

If you need to tell us about the death of someone named on a mortgage, you can call or write to us. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to update our records formally until we’ve received a copy of the Death Certificate. We’re sorry if you receive any letters directly addressed to the deceased before we’re able to complete this process.

There’s more information about what to do below.

Joint accounts

If the mortgage is in joint names and the property is owned as a ‘joint tenancy’, we’ll move the account into the sole name of the surviving borrower after you’ve sent us the Death Certificate. We won’t need any further documents from you.

Where the mortgage is in joint names and the property is owned as ‘tenants in common’ the deceased’s share of the property doesn’t automatically pass to the surviving borrower. In these circumstances, we’ll also need to see the grant of probate or certificate of confirmation.

If you’re worried about making your monthly mortgage payments after a bereavement, please call us and we’ll try to help. Simply talking to us won’t affect your credit file – and the sooner you get in touch the better, as there are often more ways we can help.

You can write to us at:

Rosolite Mortgages
PO Box 121
Skipton
BD23 9FL

After you write, we’ll reply to acknowledge the bereavement and our letter will include details of the next steps you can take.

We’ll return any original documents that you send to us by recorded delivery, usually within seven working days.

Certified true copies of the original documents will be accepted. The person who certifies the copy must be a member of a professional body, such as one of the following:

• Solicitor
• Bank or Building Society official
• Chartered Accountant
• Chartered Surveyor
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Minister of Religion
• Councillor
• Person with FCA regulated status
• Post office official (through the post office’s certification service)
• Member of Parliament, or Scottish/Welsh/Northern Ireland Assembly Member
• Serving police officer
• Social worker
• Embassy, consulate, or high commission officer in the country of issue
• Notary Public
• Commissioner for Oaths

Sole accounts 

To let us know about the death of someone who has a mortgage with us, please write to us and include the following information:

• The full name of the deceased customer and, if you know it, the mortgage account number
• Your full name, address, and contact number
• The full name and address of the personal representative of the estate (if it’s not you)
• The Death Certificate (the original or a certified copy) – we’ll return this to you later
• When you have it, a sealed copy of the grant of probate or certificate of confirmation

You can write to us at:

Rosolite Mortgages
PO Box 121
Skipton
BD23 9FL

After you write, we’ll reply to acknowledge the bereavement and our letter will include details of the next steps you can take.

We’ll return any original documents that you send to us by recorded delivery, usually within seven working days.

Certified true copies of the original documents will be accepted. The person who certifies the copy must be a member of a professional body, such as one of the following:

• Solicitor
• Bank or Building Society official
• Chartered Accountant
• Chartered Surveyor
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Minister of Religion
• Councillor
• Person with FCA regulated status
• Post office official (through the post office’s certification service)
• Member of Parliament, or Scottish/Welsh/Northern Ireland Assembly Member
• Serving police officer
• Social worker
• Embassy, consulate, or high commission officer in the country of issue
• Notary Public
• Commissioner for Oaths

Power of attorney/ third party authority

Please note that a power of attorney or third party authority ends when a mortgage account holder dies. We can only discuss the mortgage account with someone when grant of probate/confirmation is received and registered on the mortgage.

Obtaining probate or confirmation 

‘Probate’ or ‘confirmation’ is the legal right to deal with someone’s property, money and possessions (their ‘estate’) when they die. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, if there’s a will, the person dealing with the estate will need to apply for a ‘grant of probate’. If there’s no will, they’ll need to apply for a ‘grant of letters of administration’. In Scotland, the person dealing with the estate will need to apply for ‘confirmation’.

There is guidance on applying for probate on the government website.

To apply for probate the person dealing with the estate will need to know the outstanding mortgage balance at the date of death. We can supply this information after we have received the Death Certificate, but we’re unable to discuss the mortgage account in more detail until we have received grant of probate or confirmation.

If you want to temporarily let out your home to tenants, please call us and we’ll talk you through this.

Although you won’t be charged a fee to do this, there are other costs and factors to consider when letting out your home, so you should think about this carefully and seek further professional advice if there’s anything you’re not sure about. For example, you’ll become responsible for legal requirements required when letting out a property, such as gas and electrical safety checks. You’ll need to let your insurance company know and consider any tax implications relating to rental income.

You’ll also need to tell us your new correspondence address so that any letters we send you go to the right address. We’ve explained how to do this in the first drop down box above.

If you want to rent out a room in your home, you don’t need our permission and you won’t be charged a fee to do so.

You’ll need to let your insurance company know and you may need to pay more council tax. You’ll also need to make sure you’re following all appropriate legislation. You should think carefully and seek further professional advice if you’re not sure about anything you need to do.

Your mortgage could be on a repayment (capital and interest), interest only, or a part & part basis. You can see more information about the different repayment types on our Interest Only page.

Changing your mortgage repayment type will affect your monthly payments, the amount of interest you’ll pay over the term of your mortgage and the balance outstanding that you’ll need to repay to us. You can see the impact of changing from an interest only mortgage to a repayment (capital & interest) or part & part mortgage using the calculator on our switch to repayment page.

If you’re interested in changing repayment type, please call us to discuss this. You won’t be charged a fee to change your repayment type.

When you call, we’ll be able to provide an estimate of how your monthly payments will change and we’ll need to carry out an affordability assessment to make sure that your revised monthly payments will be affordable. We’ll also explain more about how to apply, if you decide this is right for you.

Changing repayment type won’t be suitable for everyone and there are various reasons why we might not be able to allow this. In some cases, we may also only agree to a temporary change in your repayment type for an agreed length of time.

How long the process can take

If we agree to your request to change the repayment type of your mortgage, we’ll typically write to confirm this change within ten working days. However, this could take longer if we need further information from you to support your request.

Making sure this change is right for you

We provide an ‘execution-only’ service for this type of change. This means that although we’ll carry out an affordability assessment, we won’t provide you with any advice or a personal recommendation.

To help you decide if the changes to your mortgage are suitable for your needs, we recommend that you speak to a mortgage broker. Please be aware that some brokers charge an advice fee for their services, so you may want to confirm this with them.

If you need to find a broker, you can visit the independent Unbiased website. Their website will help you match with a mortgage broker who will then contact you to arrange an initial free, no-obligation discussion.

Once you’ve found a broker, we recommend you verify their details on the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Services Register.

Other options to consider

Instead of changing repayment type, you could consider the benefits of making overpayments, which will help reduce your balance and the amount of interest you pay. That may help to pay off your mortgage earlier or could mean that you’ll have more options to remortgage in future. Please see our overpayments page here.

Support if you’re struggling

If you’re looking to change repayment type because you’re worried about making your monthly mortgage payments or are already struggling, please call us and we’ll try to help. Simply talking to us won’t affect your credit file – and the sooner you get in touch the better, as there are often more ways we can help. See our contact details here.

You can also visit our Payment Difficulties page to see a wide range of independent organisations offering advice and support.

Changing your mortgage term could affect your monthly payments, the amount of interest you’ll pay over the term of your mortgage and the balance outstanding that you’ll need to repay to us.

If you’re interested in changing your mortgage term, you’ll need to call us to discuss this. You won’t be charged a fee to change your term.

When you call, we’ll be able to provide an estimate of how your monthly payments will change. Depending on your specific circumstances, we may need to carry out an affordability assessment to make sure that your revised monthly payments will be affordable over the revised term of your mortgage. We’ll also explain more about how to apply, if you decide this is right for you.

Is this change right for you?

Changing term won’t be suitable for everyone and there are various reasons why we might not be able to allow you to extend or reduce your term. In some cases, we may only agree to a term extension as a way of supporting you if you’ve reached the end of your agreed mortgage term, are unable to repay your outstanding balance and can’t remortgage elsewhere.

How long the process can take

If we agree to your request to change mortgage term, we’ll typically write to confirm your new monthly payments and new term end date within ten working days. However, this could take longer if we need further information from you to support your request.

Making sure this change is right for you

We provide an ‘execution-only’ service for this type of change. This means that although we’ll carry out an affordability assessment, we won’t provide you with any advice or a personal recommendation.

To help you decide if the changes to your mortgage are suitable for your needs, we recommend that you speak to a mortgage broker. Please be aware that some brokers charge an advice fee for their services, so you may want to confirm this with them.

If you need to find a broker, you can visit the independent Unbiased website. Their website will help you match with a mortgage broker who will then contact you to arrange an initial free, no-obligation discussion.

Once you’ve found a broker, we recommend you verify their details on the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Services Register.

Other options you could consider

As an alternative option to a change of term, you may like to consider the benefits of making overpayments, which will help reduce your mortgage balance and the amount of interest you pay. That may help to pay off your mortgage earlier or could mean you have more options to remortgage in the future. Please see our overpayments page here.

Support if you’re struggling

If you’re considering a change in term because you’re worried about making your monthly mortgage payments or are already struggling, please call us and we’ll try to help. Simply talking to us won’t affect your credit file – and the sooner you get in touch the better, as there are often more ways we can help. See our contact details here.

You can also visit our Payment Difficulties page to see a wide range of independent organisations offering advice and support.

You can add or remove someone from your mortgage by requesting a Transfer of Equity. This could allow you to move from a single to a joint mortgage, or vice versa.

A Transfer of Equity can be a complex process and you’ll need to call us to discuss this.

You won’t be charged a fee to add or remove someone from your mortgage, but to create the necessary legal documentation to complete the change, you’ll usually need to involve a solicitor. If so, you’ll need to pay their associated legal costs.

Is this change right for you?

There are implications to consider for anyone who is being added or removed, and we’ll need to make sure everyone who is to be named on the mortgage is eligible and can afford the monthly payments. To do this we’ll carry out a credit check and an affordability assessment on all applicants.

Adding or removing someone from the mortgage won’t always be possible and there are various reasons why we might not be able to allow this.

In order to be eligible, in most cases:

• Your account must not be in arrears.
• Your account must not have been in arrears for the past 12 months.
• There must be at least 5 years remaining on your mortgage term.
• Anyone who will be named on the mortgage must not be insolvent.
• Anyone who will be named on the mortgage must live in the property.

When reviewing your request, we’ll also need to consider the age of anyone who will be named on the mortgage both now and at the end of the mortgage term. We do this to ensure that anyone named on the mortgage will have sufficient income at work, and potentially in retirement, to meet the monthly payments over the remaining term of the mortgage.

We’ll always consider these and other eligibility criteria with every Transfer of Equity request. However, each case is reviewed on an individual basis, and in exceptional circumstances we may agree to a request that falls outside of these criteria.

How long the process can take

Typically, the process can take approximately six months, although it can be longer. We can’t be certain how long the process will take as there are legal steps involved that a solicitor needs to complete, which are out of our hands.

Making sure this change is right for you

We provide an ‘execution-only’ service for this type of change. This means that although we’ll carry out an affordability assessment, we won’t provide you with any advice or a personal recommendation.

To help you decide if the changes to your mortgage are suitable for your needs, we recommend that you speak to a mortgage broker. Please be aware that some brokers charge an advice fee for their services, so you may want to confirm this with them.

If you need to find a broker, you can visit the independent Unbiased website. Their website will help you match with a mortgage broker who will then contact you to arrange an initial free, no-obligation discussion.

Once you’ve found a broker, we recommend you verify their details on the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Services Register.

Other options you could consider

Regardless of whether we’re able to accept your request to add or remove someone from your mortgage, you might like to consider whether a mortgage with another lender might better meet your needs.

Our Find a better deal page includes more information about remortgaging and includes details of how you find a mortgage broker who can provide independent advice.

Support if you’re struggling

If you’re worried about making your monthly mortgage payments or are already struggling, please call us and we’ll try to help. Simply talking to us won’t affect your credit file – and the sooner you get in touch the better, as there are often more ways we can help. See our contact details here.

You can also visit our Payment Difficulties page to see a wide range of independent organisations offering advice and support.