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Help to buy advise
Yogipogi
Posts: 1 Newbie
Hi would appreciate some advice on help to buy my husband is 64 and I am 50 we are applying for a help to buy mortgage but when we complete the application it says its fails on the sustainability calculator. We want a 10 year mortgage.
Any advise or suggestions gratefully received
Any advise or suggestions gratefully received
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Do it in your name?
Or do you need both incomes to achieve the mortgage amount?
It's your husband's age that's working against you.
Have you spoken with a specialist broker?Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.0 -
You may have to use a longer term to turn out any red lights.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
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