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Moving house, please help!

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gingajewel · 20/09/2020 12:09

When I bought my house I was tenting so have never been through the process of buying and selling before! I just want to know if I have the process right!
I have a valuation next week any I think I will have about 55k equity in my house. When we bought this house I worked part time but now work full time so I think we should be able to borrow more than we did previously.
Once I put my house up for sale do I then get a mortgage in principle agreement to show I can afford my next house? Then if/when my house has sold do you literally get the difference between your mortgage and how much you have sold the house for returned to you? I want to keep 20k to pay off various bits and pieces which will still leave me with 15% deposit to put down on my next house. Can I do this?
Then when I buy my next house the cash will be in the bank for the deposit and I will also keep £6000 Back for solicitors fees etc?
I have never been through this process before and feel so nervous!!!! And just for context I live in a really cheap area which is why the figures are fairly low!

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gingajewel · 20/09/2020 12:10

I was renting not tenting 🤣

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JoJoSM2 · 20/09/2020 15:36

Yes, when you sell your current property, the mortgage is paid off. Whatever extra money there is goes to you. You can put it towards the new house or keep or use some as a deposit and keep some for whatever you’d like.

gingajewel · 20/09/2020 16:18

Thankyou, the thought of moving house fills me with dread!!

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