Can i get a mortgage with a large deposit and no job?

my current circumstance is that im in my early 40s I have been made redundant and living with my wife, I have savings of nearly a 100k, can I put this down as 50pc in as my deposit to buy a 200k house or is it an absolute requirement that I have a job, note I don't have any other assets.

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