The Mortgage Show with Mikey Johnson

Welcome to the first episode of The Mortgage Show with Mikey Johnson.

We asked the Dadversity community about their mortgage challenges. Unsurprisingly, rising interest rates were right up there. Mikey gave some unbelievable advice on how dads can tackle that with The Mortgage Charter. Never heard of it? No, me neither.

Here are the questions that we put to Mikey. Enjoy the show:

Q: My mortgage is due to expire in May 2024. What would you recommend doing? We signed a 2-year fixed at 2.4%.

Q: How much can we borrow with joint salaries of £96,000

Q: We have around £100k equity in our house, and would like to borrow to buy a 2nd property. Would you recommend doing that now or waiting?

Q: What are the main differences between interest-only and repayment mortgages?

Q: Would you recommend any specific lenders after being self-employed for under 6 months?

What is The Dadversity Podcast?

It's hard being a dad. Life suddenly becomes very unselfish. Relationships, friendships, finances, fitness - all of these things can slide, as you desperately try to keep things under control.

You don't want that to happen. I haven't met a dad that wants to face adversity with these things. They don't want to balloon in weight, check their bank balance for a nursery fee, or dread going home because their relationship is on the rocks.

So we built Dadversity to help inspire dads to take action. This is the place where you take the first step to become a better version of you. Ready? Let's get to work.