Can you borrow 6 times your salary?

We have launched the “highest affordability” 1 mortgage in the market to first-time buyers.
We’ve officially opened up our flexible long-term fixed rate product to new purchase customers and first-time buyers, within our pilot to selected borrowers.
We will lend up to 95% LTV, with fixed-rate terms up to 40 years, helping borrowers lower their monthly payment amount. We will also lend up to six times a borrowers’ income, subject to criteria, which could act as a significant lending boost for many first-time buyers who consistently struggle with affordability.
A longer fixed rate term allows many borrowers a higher affordability boost compared to those on a short-term fixed rate mortgage. This is because of the way current mortgage products are designed which place all the market risk on borrowers. Once this is removed, through fixing the rate for the entire term, first time buyers could borrow more. This is the innovation we offer.
For example, on a £60k joint income, a first-time buyer could borrow up to £355k with us, which is about £70k more than the closest high street lender.2
This could make a massive difference for first time buyers. As a result, borrowers looking to maximise their borrowing responsibly should consider a longer-term fix compared to a shorter-term fix like a 2 year or 5-year fixed rate mortgage.
The product also only carries declining early repayment charges (ERCs) for the first five years, making it highly flexible. This gives borrowers certainty that their payments will never increase, as well as allowing them to change when the time is right for them.
Colin Bell, COO & Co-Founder of Perenna comments:
“We’re really excited to open up the Perenna Mortgage to first time buyers and new purchase customers. First time buyers are constantly struggling to get onto the housing ladder due to affordability issues – whether that’s saving up enough for a small deposit or being able to borrow enough to afford a home they really want. The Perenna Mortgage is the complete mortgage product – increased affordability combined with long-term stability and flexibility.”
Arjan Verbeek, CEO & Co-Founder of Perenna comments:
“We believe in unlocking the power of homeownership without having to sacrifice the amount you can borrow – borrowers should be able to have both their cake and eat it. As we remove market risk from borrowers, customers can borrow what they actually can afford, which in some cases can be on average up to 30% higher than the high street lenders.3 With our full unrestricted UK banking license and recent funding round, we are ready to deliver the much-needed changes in the UK mortgage market, and start delivering better outcomes for homeowners across the country.”
How much can you borrow?
Want to find out if Perenna could help you? Why not use our calculator to find out how much you could borrow? It’s completely confidential, does not affect your credit score and should only take a few minutes. If you’re eligible to apply, the quote will also let you know how to access a Perenna mortgage.
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Notes:
- Footnote 1 – “Highest affordability” defined as highest borrowing amount by use of intermediary mortgage affordability calculators across leading high street lenders2, as at 13 November 2023
- Footnote 2 – “Leading high street lenders” defined as those who control 75% of the market by gross lending during 2022 – MM10, UK Finance (as at 13 July 2023)
- Footnote 2 – “Leading high street lenders” defined as – HSBC, Natwest, Nationwide, Santander, Virgin Money, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays
- Footnote 3 – Data chart, see below, as at 13 November 2023:
All information correct at time of publication