Required documents for Regular salaried employee of borrower and guarantor
- Copy of Hong Kong Identity Card/ Passport
- The latest proof of home address
- Prelim (Preliminary Agreement for Sale and Purchase)
- Bank payroll account record for the past three months
- Salary proof for the past three months / payroll slip (showing salary deposits and with company name)
- Latest tax demand note
- Latest employer’s return/ Employer’s letter
- Record showing mortgage loan installments for the past six months and latest loan repayment schedule (For Refinancing Mortgage)
Reminder for general mortgage
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The sum of age of borrower and loan tenor: Bank will usually specify that the sum of age of borrower and loan tenor should not exceed 75 years, while loan tenor should not exceed 30 years.
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The sum of property age and loan tenor: Bank will usually specify that the sum of property age and loan tenor should not exceed 75 years, while loan tenor should not exceed 30 years. (Remarks:For Village House Mortgage, the maximum sum of “Original/ Remaining Term To Maturity” and “Age of Property” should not exceed 55 years , while loan tenor should not exceed 30 years.)
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Debt-to-Income ratio (DTI): The limit on DTI of the total monthly repayment amount for the borrower should not exceed 50% of total income per month, and banks should stress-test mortgage applicants’ repayment ability, assuming an increase in mortgage rates of at least three percentage points, and limit the stressed DTI to a cap of 60%.