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LTV Mortgage do'er upper

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  • 16-06-2014 8:12pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 4,716 ✭✭✭


    Most houses i've been looking at have been in a good condition and not needing much work however there's one im looking at now where I like the location but theres some work to be done.
    Im just wondering how are improvements considered when working at the LTV on a mortgage application.

    (LTV = loan to value)
    Im going to make up an example here.

    I had been presuming to get a mortgage with a LTV of <60% but now im wondering as to how its worked out.

    Scenario:

    If I had 100k saved and I bought a house for 200k but it needed 50k of improvements.

    100k is 40% of the total outlay of 250k (lets assume value of house after 50k of work is now the buying price of 200k plus 50k)

    Will I still qualify for the LTV of <60% or do the bank look at me as having a 50k deposit with a LTV of 80%


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    LTV is based on purchase price, not on the value of the house after you have made home improvements.


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