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Mortgage on house currently being rennovated
sacha1dog
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Our home is currently having a large extension which includes a whole new kitchen. As such, we have moved out for a few months whilst the building work continues. There is no kitchen today.
The mortgage on our home times out in November, and I have applied with HSBC for a new mortgage, plus some change to pay for a part of the extension and kitchen.
It has only just dawned on that this may be an issue having read about banks being reluctant to lend against "uninhabitable" homes.
The LTV is low at around 25%. Is the state of the house a deal breaker, or would they impose some conditions or something similar?
Looking for a bit of advice please.
The mortgage on our home times out in November, and I have applied with HSBC for a new mortgage, plus some change to pay for a part of the extension and kitchen.
It has only just dawned on that this may be an issue having read about banks being reluctant to lend against "uninhabitable" homes.
The LTV is low at around 25%. Is the state of the house a deal breaker, or would they impose some conditions or something similar?
Looking for a bit of advice please.
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If they do a valuation on the property I doubt they will lend.
It is not to do with the LTV, they have criteria which needs to be met - that means the applicant and the property.
If they do a desktop valuation, then you will probably get lucky.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou 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.0 -
not even with some form of retention?0
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I would be surprised due to what the issue is.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou 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.0
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Yes. 100% retention and nil valuation until the property meets basic criteria.not even with some form of retention?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.0 -
kingstreet wrote: »Yes. 100% retention and nil valuation until the property meets basic criteria.
“Thanks” for a worthless reply.0 -
Worthless? Why?
The typical surveyor reaction to finding an unmortgageable property would be a 100% retention and nil valuation until it's finished. We had a case recently where a structural engineer's report was required before the surveyor would consider valuing the property.
Don't shoot the messenger just because you don't like the message. Did you actually seek professional advice before you embarked on your plan?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.0 -
The surveyor said, to my face at least, that he would value the property based on market value less his estimate of the cost to get the property habitable.
Worse case scenario we just have to wait for 4 weeks until it fits in more with the lenders rules.0 -
Do you have the option of putting in a temporary kitchen, just to get you past the valuation stage??
We are in the middle of an extension, and we're using a temporary freestanding kitchen until everything is finished. Our hob isn't connected (we have a gas feed in place, but no electrics in the extension bit), but we have a double oven, a sink that is plumbed in, where it used to be in the "old kitchen" (will be dining area).
We have the Ikea Varde, which has been discontinued but always pops up on online auctions, so you could sell it back on after you've used it for the valuation. Or could you buy a couple of cheap/second hand/ex display units, a cheap sink and an oven??0 -
There is a kitchen sink and cupboard underneath. No other units.0
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