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  • Myself and my partner recently got a mortgage. We have a combined income of just short of £30K, our mortgage is £98K.

    We pay off £650 (ish... i don't know the exact figures ;) ) per month and live in the North East (low cost of living :rolleyes: ) and still struggle to make ends meet some months.

    I would strongly advise you not to do it :money:
  • dmg24
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    Did you ever consider how you were/ are going to pay the service charge which there will inevitably be on the property?
    Gone ... or have I?
  • Myself and my partner recently got a mortgage. We have a combined income of just short of £30K, our mortgage is £98K.

    We pay off £650 (ish... i don't know the exact figures ;) ) per month and live in the North East (low cost of living :rolleyes: ) and still struggle to make ends meet some months.

    I would strongly advise you not to do it :money:

    I have found out since this post that we pay £567 per month (nearly £100 less than I though :rotfl: )
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