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Christineasmith
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I would like to buy a flat (my first) but I do not have any savings. Is there any way I can achieve my dream?
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you can get a 100% mortgage - bu the rates are normally higher than mortgage where you put down a deposit.
Whether or not you could get a mortgage will depend on the figures i.e. the purchase price of the property and what your earnings are, along with any financial comitments you already have.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 -
Christineasmith wrote:I would like to buy a flat (my first) but I do not have any savings. Is there any way I can achieve my dream?
Not having savings might be an indicator that your earnings are not sufficient to support a mortgage.
I don't quite know why taking on a lifelong debt would be anyone's "dream", but hey, we're all different.
What is your salary, loan debts, purchase price etc?
Alternatively, visit one of the on line mortgage checkers - charcol, moneyextra etc and feed your details into that.0 -
As Herbiesjp stated, there are 100% mortgages out there. I believe some Lenders also offer a cashback still that could act as a deposit, but generally as I wouldn't tend to touch this with a barge pole for my clients, I am a bit out of touch on that one.
100% would be the better of the options. (Unless you have a rich Fairy Grandmother!)
As herbiesjp also intimated, income multiples are a bit of an issue aswell. When a Lender is putting all of the risk into a property, you can be assured they will be a bit tighter on income and they may also be a bit fussier about the property itself!
If you do have other financial commitments, it may be possible to consolidate them into the mortgage and borrow more than 100% with Northern Rock, Coventry or Mortgage Express.
Good luckI am a Mortgage Adviser
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.0 -
Alternatively you could wait a bit, save some money and use that as a deposit.Baby Year 1: Oh dear...on the move
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