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LTV (Loan to Value Rate)

The LTV (Loan to Value Rate) is the proportion of the value of an asset that a loan makes up. For example, if a mortgage for £80,000 was taken out on a property worth £100,000, the LTV would be 80 per cent.

LTVs are most frequently seen on mortgage documents. This is because when taking out a secured loan backed by an asset (in the case of a mortgage, a house) the higher the LTV, the riskier the loan for the lender.

As such, many mortgage deals have a "maximum LTV" - the largest percentage of the value of the house that the bank or building society will offer a loan for.

The lower the LTV, the better value deals customers can achieve. A typical maximum LTV for a mortgage is about 85 per cent.


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