Repayment Capacity

One of the most important elements of applying for a mortgage is repayment capacity. The lenders will want reassurance that you can pay the monthly mortgage amount that you would be due to pay.

You can demonstrate repayment capacity in many ways, the main three would be, savings, rent or your current mortgage.

As an example, if you mortgage repayments are going to be 1500 per month, the lenders will want to see you paying this amount for at least 6 months prior to an application. One common mistake we have seen recently is clients who are saving 1500 at the start of a month and gradually withdrawing it as the month progresses. If you save 1500 in at the start of the month and finish the month with an increase of 500 in savings, you have only saved 500 euros that calendar month.

We can offer our tips and explain the best way to monitor this at any stage, please feel free to contact me at james.curd(at)yes.ie

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How To: Get a better rate from your bank

Banks are not lending as freely as they used to and for many borrowers obtaining credit is harder than ever, the people who already have mortgages are also feeling the pinch as lenders raise the margins on variable rates – which they have every right to do!

Tracker mortgages are now gone from the market and we are left instead with a confounding maze of LTV based Standard Variable Rates. This means you get a rate with no guarantee, set by the bank, and its based on the loan to value of your property. This may leave many feeling that they have no option and if you have a defeatist attitude one could argue that it has been imposed rather than earned!

However, last week a member of our team decided they would do something about the rate they were getting and they called the bank and tried to negotiate a better rate, they were rebuffed several times and eventually they got past the business prevention unit and were …

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