Combined product transfer and further advance

A combined Product Transfer (PT) and Further Advance (FA) allows your client to select a new product for their existing Halifax mortgage and borrow more money in a single application.

Before applying, check the extra borrowing meets our Further Advance criteria.

For information about the proposition and benefits, see Combined Product Transfer and Further Advance.

When can you apply?

Where Early Repayment Charges apply, a combined PT and FA application can be submitted within the last 4 months of the existing product.

Applying 4 months before the existing product ends

If you apply in the fourth month before the existing product ends, the Further Advance funds cannot be requested until the final month of the existing product.

The Product Transfer will not take effect until the existing product has ended.

Applying within the final 3 months

If you apply within the final 3 months of the existing product, the customer can choose when to request the Further Advance funds.

The Product Transfer takes effect from the first day of the month after the Further Advance funds are released.

If the customer wants the Product Transfer to start after their existing product ends, the Further Advance funds should not be requested until the appropriate month.

The release date of the Further Advance funds determines when the Product Transfer takes effect. The Product Transfer will not start unless the Further Advance funds are drawn or released.

How to apply

Log in to Halifax Intermediaries Online and select 'Create Combined PT/FA'.

Only key 1 application.

Most combined applications follow our improved online process. You can:

  • get an instant decision in principle using a soft-footprint credit search
  • create and review illustrations instantly
  • change the term of existing sub-accounts where required
  • allow different terms for multiple borrowing requirements
  • save and resume keying
  • change the loan amount and other details before submitting the application in full.

Applications requiring extra processing

Some applications must be fully submitted before you receive a decision and Mortgage Illustration.
 
This includes certain schemes, applications where any element is on interest only and borrowing purposes requiring a conveyancer.

Keying the application

When completing the application:

  1. Select the correct payment route.
  2. Check the customer details, including that names are spelt correctly.
  3. Where the applicant is self-employed, include the most recent tax year overview dates within the 18-month limit.
  4. Enter the Further Advance amount and reason for borrowing.
  5. Check that a new product has been requested for the full amount required.

Mortgage Illustration and offer

You will receive 1 Mortgage Illustration and Mortgage Offer covering both the Product Transfer and Further Advance.

The mortgage documentation will refer generically to the Mortgage Offer rather than separately identifying the Product Transfer or Further Advance.

You must return the declaration issued with the Mortgage Illustration signed by your client(s).

If the declaration is not returned, an offer cannot be produced and the application cannot complete.

We'll email you when the offer is available online.

Releasing the Further Advance funds

When your client is ready to receive the funds, they should call the Halifax Refinance team on 0345 901 3161 and select option 2.

Once the Further Advance funds are released, the Product Transfer will take effect from the first day of the following month.

Using separate applications

Where the customer's circumstances mean a combined application is not suitable, separate Product Transfer and Further Advance applications can be submitted.

Only 1 Product Transfer or Further Advance application can be progressing at 1 time.

The first transaction must complete before the second application is submitted.