Comments on: Percentage of Income Spent on Mortgage Payments http://www.mortgageguideuk.co.uk/blog/mortgages/percentage-of-income-spent-on-mortgage-payments/ Simplifying Finance, Housing and debt Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ColinR http://www.mortgageguideuk.co.uk/blog/mortgages/percentage-of-income-spent-on-mortgage-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-2648 ColinR Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:28:46 +0000 http://www.mortgageguideuk.co.uk/blog/?p=294#comment-2648 @trevor: Assuming this is household income then you are more than likely correct. @trevor: Assuming this is household income then you are more than likely correct.

]]> By: Trevor Bacon http://www.mortgageguideuk.co.uk/blog/mortgages/percentage-of-income-spent-on-mortgage-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 Trevor Bacon Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:46:02 +0000 http://www.mortgageguideuk.co.uk/blog/?p=294#comment-2354 I was wondering how much the tables would turn if you were to evaluate the historical % data with with the modern example using only one wage earner. Surely the % may actually be much higher. The point being that the % may have remained stable but the effort has doubled. Not to mention the cost of childcare and loss of free quality time. Or am I wrong? Also at what date were spouses wages first used in mortgage calculations? I was wondering how much the tables would turn if you were to evaluate the historical % data with with the modern example using only one wage earner. Surely the % may actually be much higher. The point being that the % may have remained stable but the effort has doubled. Not to mention the cost of childcare and loss of free quality time. Or am I wrong?

Also at what date were spouses wages first used in mortgage calculations?

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