The ratio that sets your rate band.
A worked example
Starting figures
- Property value
- $400,000
- Mortgage balance
- $290,000
What it returns
- LTV
- 72.5%
- Equity
- $110,000
- To reach 80% LTV
- $0
- To reach 60% LTV
- $50,000
How to read the results
With the defaults above, ltv works out at 72.5%.