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Realistic maximum able to borrow?

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Hi all,
I'm currently a homeowner, my house is worth approximately £300k and I have £120k left owing on it but I am overpaying this as much as possible every month. Since buying the house I have a long term girlfriend and we are looking to move in the not so distant future to somewhere larger.
My income is currently made up of £42k gross, plus £11k gross overtime. Her income is £29k gross.
I'm trying to give us an idea of realistic and absolute maximum house budgets. Playing with the Natwest mortgage calculator it states I can borrow up to £400k based on my deposit being £200k. I doubt we would want to borrow this much, but how realistic is this? My overtime seems to make a big difference to this and I remember when I applied for my current mortgage with Skipton they would only consider 50% of my regular overtime.
My current interest rate is 1.64%, I realise with such a change in LTV the interest rates will increase.
Thanks!
I'm currently a homeowner, my house is worth approximately £300k and I have £120k left owing on it but I am overpaying this as much as possible every month. Since buying the house I have a long term girlfriend and we are looking to move in the not so distant future to somewhere larger.
My income is currently made up of £42k gross, plus £11k gross overtime. Her income is £29k gross.
I'm trying to give us an idea of realistic and absolute maximum house budgets. Playing with the Natwest mortgage calculator it states I can borrow up to £400k based on my deposit being £200k. I doubt we would want to borrow this much, but how realistic is this? My overtime seems to make a big difference to this and I remember when I applied for my current mortgage with Skipton they would only consider 50% of my regular overtime.
My current interest rate is 1.64%, I realise with such a change in LTV the interest rates will increase.
Thanks!
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The NatWest calculator assumes your OT can be evidenced over a long period, perhaps two years for all of it to be taken into account. Most lenders using 50% work from the latest three months payslips only. What you can borrow depends on the strength of your evidence of income.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.1
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All of the calculators are only as reliable as the information entered. By that I mean has it been as the lender would want.
Can you get enough without the overtime? If not, can you get enough with 50% of it? If not, then it might be worth speaking to a broker as it can be easy to make a mistake.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.1 -
Thanks kingstreet and ACG for taking the time to reply that's really helpful.kingstreet said:The NatWest calculator assumes your OT can be evidenced over a long period, perhaps two years for all of it to be taken into account. Most lenders using 50% work from the latest three months payslips only. What you can borrow depends on the strength of your evidence of income.ACG said:All of the calculators are only as reliable as the information entered. By that I mean has it been as the lender would want.
Can you get enough without the overtime? If not, can you get enough with 50% of it? If not, then it might be worth speaking to a broker as it can be easy to make a mistake.
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