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Mortgage downsizing maths
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mjn
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Hi all. I am selling my house worth £300000 and buying a new property costing £220000. My current mortgage is £250000 meaning equity of £50000. The product is an 85% LTV and i will be porting my mortgage on the same terms. Therefore my new mortgage will be £187000 (85% of £220000).
Here is where my brain is overloading.
How does the process of transfering money go?
How much do i pay to mortgage company?
Is it the difference between the two amounts (£63k) therefore leaving me £13000 short after using up my equity. Or do i pay them £33000 out of my £50000 using it up.
Surely when downsizing, i should still have all my equity!
Please could someone write the workings out down for me to understand.
Thanks
Here is where my brain is overloading.
How does the process of transfering money go?
How much do i pay to mortgage company?
Is it the difference between the two amounts (£63k) therefore leaving me £13000 short after using up my equity. Or do i pay them £33000 out of my £50000 using it up.
Surely when downsizing, i should still have all my equity!
Please could someone write the workings out down for me to understand.
Thanks
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You repay the mortgage company £220k when you sell the property.
You then borrow £187k.
Out of the £80k you realise on sale, £33k will be required to meet the remainder of the purchase price.
These figures exclude all legal fees, estate agents fees and stamp duty. Which will reduce the £47k you will net gross from the transaction.0 -
MJN has a £250k mortgage, so £50k realised on the sale leaving £17k less fees etc after funding the £33k deposit on the new house.0
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Excluding fees this is the situation (in short agreeing with ManAtHome):
old house sale 300000
new mortgage 187000
487000
old mortgage 250000
new property 220000
470000
Left over 170000
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