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Contractor mortgage

I presently work in France and am paid in euros into my british bank account via the british agency I work for,my home is in the UK which we are renting at the moment,question is,how easy/difficult is it to get a UK mortgage whilst working abriad and what sort of deposit is required,tried a few mortgage places but they either never get back or just send out a welcome pack!
Total debt 2003 £29658

Debt now £ 21 but haggling!,Haggled now gone up!

Sorry,forgot the bloody card!!!!!!,was £6000 now down to £4896,now down to £3198,now £2756!

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  • herbiesjp
    herbiesjp Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Do you want to sell your current place and get a new one, or keep the current one and buy another property?

    It should be fairly straightforward as long as the first property pays for itself via the rent and your income is sufficient for the new loan
    I 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.
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