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How much can you borrow in Denmark?

Your budget is set by two limits: your down payment and your gældsfaktor (total debt divided by yearly income). Here is the price you can reach.

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Combined, before tax

How we calculate

How expensive a home you can buy is set by two limits. One is the down payment: you must put in at least 5 % of the price yourself (the 5 % rule), so a mortgage and bank loan cover the rest. The other is the gældsfaktor.

Gældsfaktor: ideally under 4

The gældsfaktor is your total debt divided by gross yearly household income. Above 4 is treated as high debt, and if you exceed both a gældsfaktor of 4 and 60 % LTV, Finanstilsynet requires a robust loan (fixed rate with amortisation).

The bank stress-tests you

The bank also assumes a rate 1 percentage point above the fixed mortgage rate, at least 4 %, and that you can service a 30-year fixed amortising loan. In practice the rådighedsbeløb (money left to live on) is often the real limit.

Read more in the guide Can I afford it? Mortgage bond loans, down payment and debt-to-income ratio explained

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