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would i get a new mortgage deal

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hi all new to this so hope am doing it right,
when we bought our home things were very diffrent than they are now we were both working and only had 2 children since then we have 2 more children and i had to give up work my oh decided to take a lower paid job to see the children more, what i am worried about is that our mortgage rate ends next august , we have a mortgage of about £140.000 and have debts of £20.000 i am doubting we would get a mortgage of the same, we are with northern rock so would it still be good to go to there normal rate :eek: some advice would be great thanks in advance :j

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  • beecher2
    beecher2 Posts: 3,677 Forumite
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    You don't say what your income is but from what you've said it sounds like you're stuck on NR's SVR. You need to plan for the future for when rates increase
  • hi our income is £18.000 from earnings and about £8.000 in tax credits
  • GMS
    GMS Posts: 5,388 Forumite
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    You will not get a mortgage elsewhere with those figures.

    Looks like you are staying with Northern Rock until income goes up.
    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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