I used a personal loan from a bank to buy a property abroad when I was younger(4 and a half years ago) at the time the bank said it would not affect my first time buyers status and thta is why i went for a personal loan rather than a mortgage, we were gifted a site from her parents and got planning permission recently, we then applied for a mortgage with the same bank and were given approval but told that because I had the foreign property that we were not considered first time buyers.
We don't have stamp duty on the site because if was gifted and in her name but do we qualify for tax relief on the mortgage as it is our first mortgage and are there any other charges we may face or other schemes we could avail of?
Sorry this is my first post and any advice or help would be great.
We don't have stamp duty on the site because if was gifted and in her name but do we qualify for tax relief on the mortgage as it is our first mortgage and are there any other charges we may face or other schemes we could avail of?
Sorry this is my first post and any advice or help would be great.