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Mortgage/rent costs

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  • Cynical_Monkey
    Cynical_Monkey Posts: 59 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 22 July 2019 at 8:01PM
    We're paying just over 35% of my income towards our mortgage...


    We only have my wage coming in, live in the South East and have 4 kids.
    Total Unsecured Debt - Summer 2010 - £68244 / Summer 2011 - £57252 / Winter 2012 - £38495 / Winter 2013 - £21520 / Winter 2014 - £9342. / Summer 2015 - £0 - No Agreements, no payment plans, no settlements, no bankruptcy, just hard work.
  • blues
    blues Posts: 275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    17%, but we overpay taking it to 35%
  • Fiona_CW
    Fiona_CW Posts: 128 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary
    My income varies from month to month so my rent is 25 - 30% of my income
  • Tropically
    Tropically Posts: 427 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Ours will be just over 11% per month but we will have expensive ground rent to pay.
    Mortgage started at £318,000 in June 2016. Original MF - 2041 :eek:
    2nd Property Mortgage at £275,000. Mortgage free: 2049 :eek:
    Total OPs: £29529
  • JennyJukes
    JennyJukes Posts: 361 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper I won, I won, I won!
    Around 33.33% of my basic take home pay, not including my expenses
    Single woman doing it on my own... First house bought June 2021!
    Mortgage end date: 2041. Goal: Anything less!
    Mortgage currently paid off: 4%
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