Utter madness. They should really consider living in another part of the country, or leaving the country! Imagine surviving to your 72nd year working away before the mortgage is paid off.
These guys should rent instead and wait until the mega crash.
Warning on higher cost of 40-year mortgages - BBC News
These guys should rent instead and wait until the mega crash.
Warning on higher cost of 40-year mortgages - BBC News
Warning on higher cost of 40-year mortgages
Many people are opting for longer-term mortgages over a 40 year period
First-time buyers are being warned they could pay tens of thousands of pounds more interest if they sign up for 40-year mortgages.
Sales of longer-term mortgages have reached record levels, with most young buyers choosing to borrow for more than the traditional 25 years.
The monthly repayments are smaller, so they can afford bigger loans to buy their dream homes.
But one of the UK's biggest mortgage brokers says the interest bill can rocket, because buyers have to keep making payments for so long.
Longer mortgage
Fifteen years ago virtually every first-time buyer had a 25-year mortgage, but high prices have forced people to look for new ways to beat the market.
Now 60% borrow for longer. The typical term is 30 years, but many are choosing terms of 35 or 40 years so they can take bigger steps onto the housing ladder.
Chris Pearson, Katie Baynes and their children
First-time buyers Chris Pearson and Katie Baynes could still be paying off their mortgage in their seventies
"The short-term gain was more beneficial than the long term pain," says Chris Pearson, who has just bought a house with his partner Katie Baynes in Cheadle, Manchester.
"We'd taken a long time saving for a deposit and we needed a house that was big enough."
They have a 40-year mortgage from Nationwide and managed to borrow £300,000.
"I think I'll be 72 when we've just paid it off," Chris admits.
Extra interest
It's clear what the attraction is. You pay £948 a month for a typical 25-year mortgage, but only £716 if you extend the term to 40 years.
You make a saving of well over £200 a month.
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Higher house prices have forced people to look for new ways to beat the market
What's happening is that the interest paid each month stays the same but the repayments of capital, which form part of the monthly bill, are spread out over a longer period. That's the good news.
The problem is that you have to pay interest for an extra 15 years. In this case you would pay an additional £60,000.
Interest over 25 years adds up to around £84,000, but the total over 40 years is £144,000, a huge bill for borrowers.
"It's a real danger," warns David Hollingworth from London & Country Mortgages, who calculated the figures. "They need to understand that they are going to pay thousands more in interest over the life of the mortgage."
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Now 60% of first-time buyers borrow for longer than the traditional 25-year term
Katie and Chris say they are relying on house prices continuing to rise, to shore up their finances.
"We're stuck in a rut really," Katie says. "We're taking a massive risk."
Draining wealth
Mortgage regulation has been tightened up, with stricter controls on what people can afford with their regular incomes.
But there are no rules limiting the length of mortgage terms or stopping families who are already up against it from committing themselves for four decades.
Effectively, these borrowers are putting off the day of reckoning and draining their future wealth.
David Hollingworth
Buyers will pay "thousands more" over the life of a 40-year mortgage, says London & Country's David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth suggests they keep their mortgages under review and shorten the payback period as soon as they can afford to make higher payments.
Such a strategy, he says, will "save them a fortune".
But what if interest rates go up, making mortgages more expensive, or if the family income stays the same?
Homeowners like Katie and Chris in Cheadle could find that the 40-year deal is all they can ever afford and their mortgage becomes a millstone in later life.
Many people are opting for longer-term mortgages over a 40 year period
First-time buyers are being warned they could pay tens of thousands of pounds more interest if they sign up for 40-year mortgages.
Sales of longer-term mortgages have reached record levels, with most young buyers choosing to borrow for more than the traditional 25 years.
The monthly repayments are smaller, so they can afford bigger loans to buy their dream homes.
But one of the UK's biggest mortgage brokers says the interest bill can rocket, because buyers have to keep making payments for so long.
Longer mortgage
Fifteen years ago virtually every first-time buyer had a 25-year mortgage, but high prices have forced people to look for new ways to beat the market.
Now 60% borrow for longer. The typical term is 30 years, but many are choosing terms of 35 or 40 years so they can take bigger steps onto the housing ladder.
Chris Pearson, Katie Baynes and their children
First-time buyers Chris Pearson and Katie Baynes could still be paying off their mortgage in their seventies
"The short-term gain was more beneficial than the long term pain," says Chris Pearson, who has just bought a house with his partner Katie Baynes in Cheadle, Manchester.
"We'd taken a long time saving for a deposit and we needed a house that was big enough."
They have a 40-year mortgage from Nationwide and managed to borrow £300,000.
"I think I'll be 72 when we've just paid it off," Chris admits.
Extra interest
It's clear what the attraction is. You pay £948 a month for a typical 25-year mortgage, but only £716 if you extend the term to 40 years.
You make a saving of well over £200 a month.
For Sale marketing boardsGetty Images
Higher house prices have forced people to look for new ways to beat the market
What's happening is that the interest paid each month stays the same but the repayments of capital, which form part of the monthly bill, are spread out over a longer period. That's the good news.
The problem is that you have to pay interest for an extra 15 years. In this case you would pay an additional £60,000.
Interest over 25 years adds up to around £84,000, but the total over 40 years is £144,000, a huge bill for borrowers.
"It's a real danger," warns David Hollingworth from London & Country Mortgages, who calculated the figures. "They need to understand that they are going to pay thousands more in interest over the life of the mortgage."
Construction workers build new housesGetty Images
Now 60% of first-time buyers borrow for longer than the traditional 25-year term
Katie and Chris say they are relying on house prices continuing to rise, to shore up their finances.
"We're stuck in a rut really," Katie says. "We're taking a massive risk."
Draining wealth
Mortgage regulation has been tightened up, with stricter controls on what people can afford with their regular incomes.
But there are no rules limiting the length of mortgage terms or stopping families who are already up against it from committing themselves for four decades.
Effectively, these borrowers are putting off the day of reckoning and draining their future wealth.
David Hollingworth
Buyers will pay "thousands more" over the life of a 40-year mortgage, says London & Country's David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth suggests they keep their mortgages under review and shorten the payback period as soon as they can afford to make higher payments.
Such a strategy, he says, will "save them a fortune".
But what if interest rates go up, making mortgages more expensive, or if the family income stays the same?
Homeowners like Katie and Chris in Cheadle could find that the 40-year deal is all they can ever afford and their mortgage becomes a millstone in later life.
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