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High single income mortgage

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  • Let_Us_See
    Let_Us_See Posts: 1,319 Forumite
    Keep it simple. Are their lenders likely to lend at 4.4 x income at 65% LTV and three dependents? Yes, there are.
  • lumscx
    lumscx Posts: 83 Forumite
    Work out what you CAN afford.

    thanks i think this website is useful, looks like with resonalble planned spending only (approx £1500-£1800 per month for the 4 people family), looks like we can still afford the mortgage at 7% with a few hundred pounds left.

    But how is the lender view our £1500-£1800 is indeed the reasonable planned spending? our current account probably will spend more than that (20% more maybe) as we have more disposable income right now so we spend more on non-essential stuff casually?
  • lumscx
    lumscx Posts: 83 Forumite
    also, i think with 2 young children (age 0-5), the financial situation of a full time breadwinner + full time home maker probably not much worse than 2 full time working parents +full time care cost? Especially for middle income+ family in London?
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