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LTV (Loan-to-Value)

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Definition: The size of a mortgage as a percentage of the property's value. Lower LTV usually means access to cheaper interest rates.

Lenders price mortgages in LTV bands — typically 95%, 90%, 85%, 80%, 75% and 60%. Above 95% LTV is specialist territory; below 60% unlocks the cheapest deals.

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