Mortgage calculators

Not sure how much you could borrow, what your monthly payments might look like or how your deposit affects your loan-to-value? These quick calculators can help you explore the numbers.

Your results are a useful starting point. Dillon can then help you understand how they fit with your circumstances, lender criteria and next steps.

  1. Choose a calculator
  2. Enter your figures
  3. Review the illustration

Borrowing illustration

How much could I borrow?

Enter the applicants’ gross annual income for a simple illustration.

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Gross income before tax
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These calculators provide general illustrations only and are not personalised advice, a recommendation or an agreement in principle. They do not indicate that borrowing will be available. Speak to an adviser before making financial decisions.

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Mortgage calculator FAQs

Understand what the figures can tell you, where their limits are and what lenders may consider in practice.

Are the calculator results guaranteed?

No. The results are general illustrations based only on the figures entered. They are not personalised advice, an agreement in principle, a mortgage offer or confirmation that you will be eligible to borrow.

How does the borrowing calculator work?

It combines the applicants’ gross annual income and applies a simple range of four to four-and-a-half times that income. A lender will carry out a fuller affordability assessment covering expenditure, commitments, income type, deposit, term, credit history, property and its own criteria.

How are monthly mortgage repayments calculated?

The repayment illustration uses the mortgage amount, interest rate and term entered. It assumes a capital-and-interest repayment mortgage and does not include product fees, future rate changes or lender-specific calculations. Interest-only repayments are calculated differently.

What does loan-to-value mean?

Loan-to-value, or LTV, is the mortgage amount shown as a percentage of the property value. For example, borrowing £180,000 against a property valued at £200,000 would be 90% LTV. A lender may use its own valuation when assessing this figure.

Could making mortgage overpayments save interest?

Potentially. Paying extra may reduce the balance sooner, which could shorten the term and lower the interest paid. Check your mortgage conditions first because overpayment limits and early repayment charges may apply.

How do lenders assess buy-to-let rental income?

Lenders commonly test the expected rent against the mortgage interest using a stressed interest rate and an interest coverage ratio. The calculation can vary by lender, product, applicant tax position and property type, so the rent-cover result is only an illustration.

Numbers are only the starting point

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