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Re:Danish bank launches negative interest rate mortgage by dfawcus on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @04:28PM (#20699594)
That sounds similar to how Mortgages used to work in the UK in the 60s.

One would get a mortgage from a Building Society for around 75% of the property value, and had to get a Bank Loan for the remainder which they couldn't cover from savings.

Re:Danish bank launches negative interest rate mortgage by petre on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @10:33PM (#20702120)
What has changed? How do mortgages work today in the UK?
Re:Danish bank launches negative interest rate mortgage by benjaminwootton on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:36AM (#20702859)
We had 100% mortgages (no deposit) in the run up to the crises.

We even had 100%+ mortgages for a time which included a loan on top of your mortgage to modernise and furnish your property.

Nowadays, 5% deposit mortgages are available but 10% is more typical. We also have a popular government “help to buy” scheme which some think is reckless as it allows people to get into a more expensive new build home (which typically fall in value after first occupier) with a 5% deposit.

A loan for your deposit would not be acceptable as the mortgage company want to see you have skin in the game.

UK housing market is a complete mess and in my mind hugely overvalued. The can has been kicked down the road for over a decade now. If I didn’t have a family who needed secure housing situation I would sell to rent in a heartbeat.