eligible for mortgage or not (self-employed)?

m.sunny

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Hi all

Just wondering if any of you learned & more educated folk could help me on this - would I be eligible / be considered for a FTB mortgage based on the following?

Income
Spouse Income - 28k pa PAYE
Self income - Sole trader, Annual Turnover circa 35-38k with gross profit being 22-25k (no business loans, credit cards or anything - used my own money or drawings to purchase assets/equip/pay expenses etc)

Reliable Rent Payment History
Renting private accomodation the last 3 years paying 1200pm year 1, 1000pm year 2, 900pm year 3 (landlord reduced it each year) and we saved 300-600 each month along with our rental payments.

Savings/ Liabilities
Total savings 25k bank, 6k credit union
€1500 oustanding balance on 5 year car loan (with 11 months left), which I know we should get rid of before applying for mortgage.
Aside from this car loan, we have never taken out a loan for anything, just always used our own money/savings, so as such we have no history of loan repayment, but good credit history in paying bills/direct debits on time

Main question is this, am I likely to be disregarded in a mortgage application simply by being being self-employed at the moment? Or has anyone here had success in getting a mortgage in similar circumstances?

Could anyone guess what we might be offered based on income & savings?

Thanks a million,

m.sunny
 
To an extent it is going to depend on how much you want to borrow.
How long have you been in business.
How secure is the industry/area you are working in and how secure is your partners job.

Also as you say I would clear that loan now using savings.
Finally I would cut back on everything and save like mad for the next 12 so as you will have an even smaller LTV mortgage.
 
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