Joint mortage question , parents and son.....

Oct 04, 2005 2 Replies

I was wondering if any one could shed any light on this situation , a friends and his parents have found a 2nd property , its basically a hoilday type let, they have 25% to put down on the property but would need to borrow



70k for the blance after the 25% so a total of around 94k , but the the thing they are wondering about , hes in his 30's fully owns his own property and the parents fully owned theres , but they want the mortage over 25 years , his dad is 52 and is working basic type pay, his mum is not working but recieves a pension of around 140 a month, the mortage would work out over 25 years at around 370 a month .

But the big question is will the bank lend over 25 years based on the parents age ? , i sugguestted he buy the house and ask his parents for the deposit and there share every month , but the parents want it in joint names.



Would a mortage company lend based on the above , i said it should not be too much of a problem due to the 25% deposit ? but he can't ask a mortage advisor till the morning .



Anyone know ?????


Of course you could also argue that if something were to happen the property could be sold to pay off the debt. These days ability to pay takes precedence over whether a mortgage would normally be paid by retirement age or not. Eric

Eric , thank you for your reply , i shall pass that info on to my friend as he's eager to find out more and can not wait untill the morning.

Best regards

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