Wondering how much you’ll pay per month on a £1 Million Mortgage? Then keep reading to find out how much you’ll pay and what you need to earn.
How Much Will I Pay Per Month On A £1 Million Mortgage?
The main factor determining how much you’ll pay is your interest rate. Current interest rates for a standard 25 year repayment mortgage are between 5% and 7% in the UK.
This means you’re monthly repayments on a £1 Million mortgage will likely vary between £5,850 and £7,070 per month.
| Interest Rate | Monthly Repayments |
| 5% | £5,850 |
| 5.5% | £6,140 |
| 6% | £6,440 |
| 6.5% | £6,750 |
| 7% | £7,070 |
How Much Do I Need To Earn For A £1 Million Mortgage?
In general most banks and mortgage lenders will let you borrow between 3X and 5X your income with 4X-4.5X being the norm.
This means you’d need to earn between £200,000 and £333,333 to afford a £1 Million mortgage.
| Income Multiple | Required Salary |
| 3X | £333,333 |
| 3.5X | £285,714 |
| 4X | £250,000 |
| 4.5X | £222,222 |
| 5X | £200,000 |
Another way to look at how much you’d need to earn is to keep total debt repayments (including mortgage repayments) below 35% of gross (pre-tax) income.
On that basis here is the absolute minimum salary you could earn based on various interest rate scenarios.
| Interest Rate | Minimum Safe Salary |
| 5% | £200,571 |
| 5.5% | £210,514 |
| 6% | £220,800 |
| 6.5% | £231,429 |
| 7% | £242,400 |
How Much House Can I Afford With A £1 Million Mortgage?
In most cases it’s no longer possible to get 100% or no deposit mortgages in the UK. Therefore you’ll have to put at least 10% down.
Below we’ve calculated how much house you could afford based on your deposit amount and a £1 Million mortgage.
| Deposit Percentage | Deposit Amount | Maximum House Purchase Price |
| 10% | £111,111 | £1,111,111 |
| 20% | £250,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 30% | £428,571 | £1,428,571 |
| 40% | £666,667 | £1,666,667 |
| 50% | £1,000,000 | £2,000,000 |
How Much Stamp Duty Will I Pay On A House With A £1 Million Mortgage?
Finally, when you buy a house you may have to pay stamp duty. Below we’ve made the calculations on how much you’d pay based on the house prices above.
| House Purchase Price | Stamp Duty Owed |
| £1,111,111 (10% Down) | £52,361 |
| £1,250,000 (20% Down) | £66,250 |
| £1,428,571 (30% Down) | £84,107 |
| £1,666,667 (40% Down) | £111,750 |
| £2,000,000 (50% Down) | £151,750 |
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