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Joint Mortage to sole mortge

aayush
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Hi can some one please advise if i can do this as have joint mortgage and want to change it to one person name but will still make payment toward the mortgage for the prop in question as want go for other prop and and can only do this if have no mortgage
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The joint owner will need to prove to the lender that they can afford to take over the entire mortgage on their sole salary. What do they earn and how much is the property?0
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hi well as i am the sole earner at present as my wife is looking after my son and all i want to do is have her name on mortgage but i will still make the payment0
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Hi |Big aunty
the above and this im is for the your resposne
i earn £34k prop is worth around £125K0 -
Its your wife's income that will determine the application.0
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well as she has no income and when the original mortgage was taken out she was earning around £9k and now have 1 year child it hard to to go wrk for thus just want joint changed to sole name0
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A person can only take on a mortgage if they can demonstrate sufficient income to pay it.0
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hi big aunty the new prop is a 2 bed flat £236K and depoist is £20K and i wil put the present prop on rent if able to do sole name on present mortg as it will be nest egg as pension0
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can i say as when i was living with parents i was paying towards my dad mortgage but mortgage was in his in dad and mums name0
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or can u advise of a way that i keep my present prop and then go for 2 bed prop with my income alone fro now and then wife may look for evening and weekend work to help towards new property0
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