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Average mortgage amounts Overall average mortgage amount required was £138,468, a 66% loan to value (LTV) FTBs were looking for an average mortgage amount of £133,527, a 69% LTV Those users seeking to re-mortgage their property required an average mortgage amount of £154,905, a 62% LTV
Salaries The overall average salary of
main income earner was £39,448 An average FTB's salary was £37,001 Those users looking to re-mortgage had a main income of £43,792 For two income households,
second salary averaged out at £22,626 for FTBs; £23,820 for users looking to re-mortgage.
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The following information is based on mortgage product search criteria provided by 5,400 randomly selected visitors to
Moneynet site for
period 01.04.05 30.04.05
APV = Average Property Value AMA = Average Mortgage Amount ALV = Average Loan to Value
OVERALL (figures for April) 2005 APV=£208,854 AMA=£138,468 ALV=66% 2004 APV=£196,590 AMA=£130,155 ALV=66% 2003 APV=£185,188 AMA=£120,480 ALV=65%
FIRST TIME BUYERS (figures for April) 2005 APV=£194,961 AMA=£133,527 ALV=69% 2004 APV=£169,640 AMA=£129,458 ALV=76% 2003 APV=£157,270 AMA=£119,256 ALV=76% BUY TO LET (figures for April) 2005 APV=£172,034 AMA=£123,369 ALV=72% 2004 APV=£157,849 AMA=£116,882 ALV=74% 2003 APV=£151,799 AMA=£109,763 ALV=72%
REMORTGAGE (figures for April) 2005 APV=£251,919 AMA=£154,905 ALV=62% 2004 APV=£223,377 AMA=£111,635 ALV=50% 2003 APV=£214,426 AMA=£108,948 ALV=51%
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