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Article #8: Getting A Mortgage With Friends

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Property prices for even the smallest particularly if they are a large sum, is
apartments are beyond the reachof many for the share in theownership of the
first time buyers nowadays. As a result, property to be equal but for each
more and more peopleare clubbing together person's depositamount to be taken into
with friends to share a mortgage and account when calculating the mortgage
ownership ofa property. It's a very good repayments,so that those who put down
way to get on the property ladder, but smaller deposits have a bigger share of
assuch arrangements are never normally themortgage. When it comes to one owner
for life and one or more partywill leaving or the property beingsold, each
inevitably want to sell eventually, the person's share in the profit is
fine details should beagreed clearly at determined by calculatingtheir share of
the outset to avoid financial loss or the the current balance of the mortgage
loss offriendships. deducted from thecurrent market value of
The terms of a joint ownership mortgage their share. This is fairer than taking
are no different from a standard anequal share of the gain plus giving
mortgage. each person back their depositamount, as
Regardless of the amount of deposit that those who have been paying more towards
each person pays or the salarythat they the mortgage as aresult of their lower
are earning, each shares equal liability deposits will actually have been paying
for making themortgage repayments as far moretowards the capital than those who
as the mortgage lender is concerned. So paid lower monthly amounts becauseof
ifone person stops making repayments, the their higher deposit.
others will have to cover theirshare to There are several different ways in which
ensure that the full repayment amounts a person's circumstances maychange,
are paid. It's up tothe joint owners to thereby affecting their share of the
decide how they will divide the mortgage mortgage and property. Thedetails of what
repaymentsand ownership of the property will happen in such situations should be
between themselves. ironed out inthe legal agreement.
Clearly, a legal agreement is the best If for any reason one of the joint owners
way to ensure that everyoneunderstands wants to leave, there arevarious possible
their rights and responsibilities. This options:the person keeps their share of
isn't a sign ofmistrust, it's simply a the mortgage and property andrents out
guarantee of protection for everyone. their roomthe person sells their share to
Althoughnot compulsory when taking out a the remaining owners who can thenrent out
joint mortgage with friends, the room if they wishthe share is sold to
it'scertainly wise to do so. It won't a third party in direct replacement of
cost much to have one drafted up by theperson leavingthe whole property is
asolicitor. In fact so many people are sold and all parties leave
taking out mortgages in this waythat some Insurance should be taken out as part of
mortgage lenders provide specially the legal agreement to coversituations in
tailored joint ownershipmortgages that which people are unable to continue
include the drafting of a legal paying their share ofthe mortgage for a
agreement. period of time, for example because of
Although the mortgage calculation is illness, injury,redundancy or death. For
based on the sum of everyone'sincomes illness or injury, insurance cover will
combined, the mortgage lender doesn't normallymake their repayments for them
give people differentsizes of share in for up to a year, and if the person is
the mortgage or property. How much each stillunable to make repayments after
personcontributes towards the repayments this, their share of the property will
is up to the joint owners to decide. almostcertainly have to be sold.
It doesn't have to be directly related to If one of the joint owners dies, life
each person's salary. Thisshould be set insurance will provide a lump sumto pay
out in the written agreement. off the person's share of the mortgage,
It can become more complicated in and, depending on thelegal agreement
circumstances where individuals haveput drawn up, their share of the property
down different deposit amounts. However, will become partof their estate. Writing
again it's up to the jointowners to a will is a sensible precaution for
decide how they want to divide the shares ensuringthat the deceased's estate is
in ownership and inthe mortgage. distributed according to their wishes.
If there's only a small difference in the There are other things you'll need to
amount of deposits paid byeveryone, it agree such as whether thirdparties can
can be evened out informally by those who live at the property, and if so, for how
paid a smallerdeposit making separate long. You'll alsoneed to decide how
repayments to those who paid a larger you'll split the fees for buying and
deposituntil their contributions are selling theproperty.
balanced out. All of these issues should ideally be
Alternatively, you may decide that each specified in the agreement, whichis best
person has their deposit amountreturned drafted by a solicitor to ensure that
to them upon the sale of the property it's fair and legallybinding and covers
before the remainingprofit is shared all eventualities. Joint ownership with
equally among the joint owners. This friendsshould be an enjoyable experience
tends to workbest in circumstances where and you wouldn't want to lose out
the deposit amounts are low. onfriendships or money as a result of
A common agreement for joint owners who misunderstandings.
have paid different depositamounts,






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