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How much do you need to earn for a £2 million mortgage?

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Mortgage lenders potentially offer between four, five and even six times your salary to determine whether they will issue £2 million mortgages.
 
Some lenders require single or joint applicants to earn at least £500,000 a year to qualify for £2 million, while others expect them to earn just over £400,000. The most generous lenders will require applicant(s) to earn at least £333,333 each year.
 
Mortgage lenders are doing more to attract borrowers, including making their most competitively priced rates available for larger loans. They are also setting up bespoke departments to manage enquiries from brokers like Trinity Financial to issue wealthy clients with multi-million-pound mortgages. Click to view our large mortgage loan best buy table and borrowing calculators.  
 

Do lenders use income multiples for £2 million mortgages?  

 
Banks and building societies use mortgage affordability calculations to determine how much you can borrow. The figures they use to generate the maximum loan sizes change significantly depending on the lender and the applicant's finances.
 
Providers are increasingly offering more generous mortgages to professionals like accountants, doctors, dentists and solicitors. They also issue more significant multiples and larger loans to those earning over  £200,000 yearly. 
 
Aaron Strutt, product director at Trinity Financial, says: "There is a surprising amount of choice when it comes to banks and building societies offering £2 million+ mortgages. Some of the lenders offer some of their most generous acceptance criteria and the lowest rates for those seeking larger loans. 
 
"When generating the maximum loan, the lenders will assess your monthly outgoings and credit commitments, but some are more lenient than others. For example, some providers do not reduce the loan size if you have children, while others take higher bonuses or commissions into consideration.
 
"There are exceptions available for high-net-worth borrowers where the lenders can lend against property portfolios or other assets. Although this is mainly through the private banks."
 
Trinity Financial has access to lenders providing:
  • £2 million mortgages available on leading fixed or tracker rates.
  • Large mortgages for wealthier clients with 10% deposits. 
  • Interest-only mortgages or part interest-only to ensure part of the mortgage is repaid.
  • Bullet repayment mortgages where interest-only mortgages are issued and lump sum overpayments are written into the mortgage contract. Linked to expected bonus payments.
  • Bonus income mortgages, particularly for financial services professionals.
  • Lenders with the a bility to evaluate a range of financial assets for income, monetising wealth for affordability.
 

Is it possible to get six times your salary for a mortgage and borrow £2 million?    

Banks and building societies can offer mortgages up to six times the salary. Applicants either need to earn over £100,000, or joint applicants need to have a combined income of £100,000. One building society currently issues higher multiples to bankers and other finance professionals. It is worth noting that rates will be higher than normal, and some arrangement fees may be around 1% of the loan amount.
 
It is also potentially possible for younger professionals like Accountants, Actuaries, Architects, Barristers (including Barristers in Pupillage), Dentists, Chartered Engineers, Medical Doctors, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Solicitors, Chartered Surveyors and Vets to borrow six times their salary.
 
Applicants would need a single or combined income of at least £333,333 to borrow £2 million at six times their salary.   
 

How much are £2 million mortgage rates?  

 
Banks and building societies have been lowering their mortgage rates but the pricing improvements have slowed. There are sub-4.8% two-year fixes, and some five-year fixes are getting closer to 4.4%. The average mortgage rate for borrowers with larger deposits is around 4.6%.
 
The most competitively priced tracker rates are around 0.15% over the Bank of England base rate, and some do not have early repayment charges. This provides flexibility and the option to switch to a fixed rate at any time without charge.
 

Which lenders offer £2 million mortgage rates?  

Lenders like Barclays for Intermediaries, Santander and HSBC for Intermediares have many of the most competitively priced rates. However, there is a lot of competition to attract wealthier borrowers seeking larger loans, so it pays to shop around to get the lowest prices. 
 

Click to view our large mortgage loan best buy table and borrowing calculators.  

 
 

Call Trinity Financial on 020 7016 0790 to secure a large mortgage loan, book a consultation, or complete our mortgage questionnaire

The information contained within was correct at the time of publication but is subject to change.

Your mortgage is secured on your property. Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage  

Certain banks and building societies will accept income paid in foreign currency. This includes US dollars, Euros, and Swiss Francs.

Other accepted currencies include: Australian Dollar, Bulgarian Lev, Canadian Dollar, Croatian Kuna, Czech Koruna, Danish Krone, Hungarian Forint, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Krone, Polish Zloty, Romanian Leu, Singapore Dollar and Swedish Krona.

Some lenders will factor in currency fluctuation and take a "haircut", so the amount you can borrow may be reduced.

• You contact one of our consultants by calling 020 7016 0790 or complete our basic enquiry form or mortgage questionnaire for a more detailed initial response.
• You tell us what you are looking for and we assess your mortgage and financial protection needs based on your monthly budget.
• We collect the information and documentation that the lenders and providers will need.
• Based on the information supplied, we provide you with illustrations for the most suitable products for your circumstances.
• We then submit the application on your behalf to secure a mortgage offer as quickly as possible. This is once you have confirmed you are happy to proceed.
• We manage the application through to completion and liaise between all involved parties such as valuers, estate agents and solicitors.
• Post-completion we are available for any questions. When you reach the end of your initial product, we are also able to discuss any further mortgage, will or financial protection product requirements.

As part of our ongoing service commitment - we will contact you at least three months before your fixed or tracker rate expires to ensure you avoid reverting to an expensive, standard variable rate.

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