We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

150k Mortgage Chance

Hi can anyone give me a little advice please. We are selling our house and have seen one we like which is above our price range. We have 43k as deposit and would need to borrow 150K. The problem we have is that we have two children one of them being 21 months so i am only working part time at the moment but will be returning full time when little one starts school in a few years time.

We want to have a mortgage for 2 years interest only to enable us to be able to afford to move but we are not sure whether we will be able to borrow 150k because of our low earnings at present.

I work part time earning 5k per annum and hubby works full time earning between 22-24k per annum.

Does any one have any thoughts on our situation.

Thanks

Comments

  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Do you have any other debts in the background?
    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.
  • Ladyduran
    Ladyduran Posts: 6 Forumite
    We have a loan (12K) but that will be paid within that mortgage amount we need and about £1300 credit card debt.
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    As long as you have no outstanding debts there may be a few lenders that could look at this for you, but the rates will not be the cheapest.
    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.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261.1K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.