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House share mortgage

My parnter and I want to share with a friend (3 of us in total). I've had a quick look on the internet but I can not find much info.

1) What lenders offer house share mortgages?

2) How do they calculate the total amount you can borrow?

Thanks!

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  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    When you say house share do you mean house purchase?

    So all three of you would be on the mortgage application?
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
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  • EP90
    EP90 Posts: 6 Forumite
    Thats right
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,958
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    less and less lender publish their actual multiplers these days - even on "normal cases"- instead they rely more on affordability or base lending on credit score.

    so even harder to get actual figure- although 3.5X first and 1 times the remainder is likely

    IMHO most lenders don't really want " out of the ordinary cases "
    as trying to streamline process - thats not to say they won't lend in 3 people - just the process is less straightforward with many lenders

    --

    if you do go ahead , look at differences between tenants in common / joint tenancy.

    What agreement would you have if 1 wanted to "leave / sell up ?
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Payless is 100% on that front.

    Anything out of the norm is not treated as a priority and pushed aside.

    I have spoken to lenders about this before, and rather than having a standard, they have told me it is done on a case by case basis, depending on the actual circumstances of the individuals involved.

    The figures they were quoting were about the same as those mentioned already 3.5* main income and then 1* the other incomes.

    Again, without knowing more specific detail, I cannot give any more detailed information.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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