Help to Buy from oxford mortgages : Mortgage guarantee
How does it work?
A mortgage supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme works in exactly the same way as any other mortgage except that under the scheme the Government offers lenders the option to purchase a guarantee on mortgage loans.
Because of this support, lenders taking part are able to offer home buyers more high-loan-to-value mortgages (80-95%).
You will still be fully responsible for your mortgage repayments. So if you have a 5% deposit, you will need to take out and pay back a 95% mortgage.
Example: for a home with a £200,000 price tag
Who is eligible?
A mortgage under the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme works like any other mortgage. Your lender will check that you can afford the mortgage and that you do not have a history of payment difficulties.
To qualify for a mortgage supported by Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee:
• The property you are purchasing could be an existing or new-build home in the UK, priced up to £600,000
• You must not own any other property anywhere in the world at the time you buy your home supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme • Your mortgage must be a repayment one, not interest only. Offset and guarantor mortgages are also excluded from the scheme you can’t let out the property to somebody else
• Your mortgage can be taken out by an individual or individuals but not by a company
• You cannot use the mortgage guarantee scheme with any other Government scheme such as Help to Buy: equity loan or shared ownership. Your deposit for the property can’t come from a government scheme either
• You don’t have to pay any additional fee to Government to get a Help to Buy supported mortgage
• The size of the mortgage you apply for must be less than 4.5 times your income.
The Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme will run for three years until 31 December 2016
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Important risk warning:
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
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