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Couple looking to buy - possible to have mortgage in only one name?

Morning folks - hoping someone can help me. If a couple were looking to buy a property and one party would require a regular mortgage funded purchase and the other had the cash available to buy outright, would it be possible for just one person to take a mortgage? E.g. Purchase of 100k, person A has 10k and a 40k mortgage, person B has 50k cash. Is that sort of arrangement possible?

Thanks!

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  • kingstreet
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    Not normally, no.

    There is one lender only which allows more owners than there are borrowers.
    I am a mortgage broker. 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. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
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