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Help! Mortgage calculators say we don't earn enough!

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  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
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    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.
  • Quote: "peanuts compared to the house prices here".

    Er, how about moving to an area where £160k would be more like Brazil nuts..? Everyone seems to think they have a god-given right to a home in the area of their choice.

    Speaking as a Cotswolds resident, I've got news for you...

    Oh and by the way, I'm sick of reading how people on a joint income of £50k+ just can't possibly find any kind of deposit. What kind of impression does it give to a potential lender that people on that sort of income are apparently so f eckless with their budgeting/lifestyle that they have no saving discipline whatsoever..?
  • This is a very old thread and I'm guessing the OP's situation has moved on since then ;)
    :)Operation Get in Shape :)
    MURPHY'S NO MORE PIES CLUB MEMBER #124
  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    This thread is over a year old and has been brought up to spam the site
    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.
  • hoggums
    hoggums Posts: 213 Forumite
    I find it shocking that the advise on here is yes you will be able to get a mortgage - 100% on 4x joint income - yikes!

    I seriously hope these people didn't find a house or mortgage - they'll be suffering now if they did. They won't be able to sell because they'll be in neg-equity and their mortgage rates will be sky high once they are off any fixed period.

    This thread is a testament to the madness of the housing market in previous years.
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