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Secure loan regardless of ltv

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My husband and I both have well paid jobs and would like to borrow £10k secured to develop our loft. The plan is then to remortgage. We cannot borrow any more unsecured debt. Does anyone know of any firms who will lend regardless of Ltv as we are currently at 85%.
Thank you

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  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    Time to rethink those loft plans...lofts are for birds, warm air, roof tiles and prams.

    If you can't borrow anymore unsecured debt, maybe that should be a small signal that you need to stop?

    Good luck.
    "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now!"
  • I hear what you are saying but developing loft will add about 35k to value of house. We can then remortgage and pay off debt
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Could you not maybe save up what you need by cutting your outgoings for 5/6 months ?
  • JuicyJesus
    JuicyJesus Posts: 3,831 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I hear what you are saying but developing loft will add about 35k to value of house. We can then remortgage and pay off debt

    This quoted "added value" is imaginary, putative money that does not exist. House prices could crash (or just decrease, even) and then you'd be screwed. Meanwhile, you'd still owe £10,000.

    That's just one way in which this could go very, very t*ts up.
    urs sinserly,
    ~~joosy jeezus~~
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I hear what you are saying but developing loft will add about 35k to value of house. We can then remortgage and pay off debt
    Run that one past me again please.
    You want to borrow more to do your loft then re mortgage to pay off the debt.

    How does that work then - by remortgaging - you still have the same debt do you not??
  • dealer_wins
    dealer_wins Posts: 7,334 Forumite
    edited 31 July 2012 at 8:12PM
    Plant a magic bean, its a lot less hassle.
  • beecher2
    beecher2 Posts: 3,677 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You will be unable to get a secured loan without the LTV being taken into consideration. Debt Free Wannabee forums will help you budget in order to start saving.
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