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Thanks for all the replies. I think I'll give a call to a couple of the mortgage brokers mentioned, although it looks like the chances of it working out are slim.
I have a mortgage with Lloyds. I want to burrow a little bit extra for home improvements - between 5K and 9K. I called Lloyds and they said as a contractor, I need to have 2 years of trading history. I only just got back to contracting a month ago with a new company.
Do you think there's a...
Interesting, what is the reason for such a downturn in contracting - is it just that the UK economy is not doing very well?
When contracting I was on 625 quid per day out of IR35, as a permanent employee I make 65K per year doing the same job. Essentially my after tax income as a contractor...
I haven't done contract work for many years, but I'm thinking of going back. I'm a .NET developer.
Back in the day I used to upload my CV to itjobs.co.uk and in a few days would get multiple calls from hiring agencies, some fake some real. What is the best site to upload one's CV these days?
A quick follow up question - do I contact the person in the agency, who managed my contract, or do they have a separate department that handles references.
Straight out of uni I went into contracting and had one contract with a government department and a couple with e-commerce companies. I've recently applied for a permanent position, but now they are asking for two references. I wonder how do I provide those. Can I contact the HR departments...