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hi i'm 31 years old, my salary including bonuses and overtime is £21000 (1700 per month). i currently pay £60 per week (240 month) to my credit card company and £30 (£120 month) board to my mother. i am applying for a 100% mortgage for £79000 (interest only). i am applying with portman bs. as i am currently at my mothers i pay more than i would on my credit cards than if i had my own home.On the application do i lower these figures to what i will be paying if i had my house or do i keep them as they are? any help on such figures for my application would be a great help. thanks in advance.jim

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  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    You put done all your current figures as they stand at this point in time
    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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