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Questions about part and part mortgage

pieroabcd
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Hi,
can someone explain what are the requirements and the implications of a part and part mortgage?
The idea looks very interesting because it lowers the monthly committment. I'm used to save as much money as I can, I've done it all life long.
No fuss expenses and very frugal life. At the moment i could apply for a 75%LTV. The broker that I talked to told me that I could get 60% as IO, the rest as repayment.
1) I've read that it's not so easy to get the interest only part. One site mentions
you will usually also have to make parallel payments into a repayment vehicle – such as an ISA or other investment plan – which will provide you with the lump sum needed to pay off the total outstanding balance at the end of the mortgage term
What does it mean in practice? Would they propose me to buy some other financial product to finance the IO part or could I do without it and get the IO part proving that my income is sufficient and that I'm reliable saver?
2) Still regarding the IO part, when it's time to repay the lump sum will I have to pay only the IO sum that I borrowed (plus the interests repaid monthly, of course) or would that lump sum increase in value (and in debt) over time? If I'm not mistaken only equity loan change in value over time (depending on the value of the house, like in HTB) while the lump sum of IO mortgages should remain the same until the end of the mortgage term, correct?
If I borrow 100k for the IO part will I still owe only 100k at the end of the mortgage?
Please, confirm or correct because I want to be absolutely certain thet I won't choose the wrong solution.
3) What are the implications of early repayments with part and part mortgages? Is there any catch? Is it more convenient to repay early only the repayment part (assuming that it's allowed) to minimize the interests paid, or does it always end up being more or less the same?
Thanks.
can someone explain what are the requirements and the implications of a part and part mortgage?
The idea looks very interesting because it lowers the monthly committment. I'm used to save as much money as I can, I've done it all life long.
No fuss expenses and very frugal life. At the moment i could apply for a 75%LTV. The broker that I talked to told me that I could get 60% as IO, the rest as repayment.
1) I've read that it's not so easy to get the interest only part. One site mentions
you will usually also have to make parallel payments into a repayment vehicle – such as an ISA or other investment plan – which will provide you with the lump sum needed to pay off the total outstanding balance at the end of the mortgage term
What does it mean in practice? Would they propose me to buy some other financial product to finance the IO part or could I do without it and get the IO part proving that my income is sufficient and that I'm reliable saver?
2) Still regarding the IO part, when it's time to repay the lump sum will I have to pay only the IO sum that I borrowed (plus the interests repaid monthly, of course) or would that lump sum increase in value (and in debt) over time? If I'm not mistaken only equity loan change in value over time (depending on the value of the house, like in HTB) while the lump sum of IO mortgages should remain the same until the end of the mortgage term, correct?
If I borrow 100k for the IO part will I still owe only 100k at the end of the mortgage?
Please, confirm or correct because I want to be absolutely certain thet I won't choose the wrong solution.
3) What are the implications of early repayments with part and part mortgages? Is there any catch? Is it more convenient to repay early only the repayment part (assuming that it's allowed) to minimize the interests paid, or does it always end up being more or less the same?
Thanks.
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You would have to prove you have a repayment vehicle to repay the IO that matches what a lender will accept
'i have a large income and promise to save enough to repay it' used to be acceptable 15 years ago but aince the vast majority of those people forgot to do any saving then you actually need something you can prove will likely cover the IO amount
Pension, investments, cash savings, other mortgage free properties are all examples of this. Not all are acceptable to all lenders0 -
What is the benefit to you here? If no clear benefit go for full capital repayment.I am a Mortgage Broker
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, 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 -
The benefit is having a lower monthly installment.0
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with the massive disadvantage of not bring certain of owning your home at the end of the term and having no plan to repay the debt0
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Deleted_User said:with the massive disadvantage of not bring certain of owning your home at the end of the term and having no plan to repay the debt
I mean, assuming that I repayed the debt what's the difference?
Or am I missing something?0 -
pieroabcd said:Deleted_User said:with the massive disadvantage of not bring certain of owning your home at the end of the term and having no plan to repay the debt
I mean, assuming that I repayed the debt what's the difference?
Or am I missing something?With interest only (portion) you have to save the equivalent repayment portion yourself and have more discipline. Otherwise you reach the end of the term and don’t have enough to repay.Setting aside the discipline/commitment issue mentioned above the main drawback of interest only is that you will pay more interest.Now if your repayment plan is matching/beating the mortgage interest this isn’t an issue.0 -
ah well, this makes perfect sense.0
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pieroabcd said:Deleted_User said:with the massive disadvantage of not bring certain of owning your home at the end of the term and having no plan to repay the debt
I mean, assuming that I repayed the debt what's the difference?
Or am I missing something?
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